Ik Kwam Last Over Een Berg

DESCRIPTION: Capstan shanty. Dutch. "Ik kwam lest over een berg gegangen." The singer would like to... would like to... would like to drink" (the key word is given only in the final repetition). He drinks, is stripped, beds the landlord's daughter, gets paid off
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: shanty foreignlanguage drink money sex
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, pp. 172-173, "Ik Kwam Last Over Een Berg" (2 texts, Dutch & English, 1 tune)
NOTES [4 words]: In your dreams, sailor. - RBW
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File: HSoSe172

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