Besanschoot An

DESCRIPTION: German (Plattdeutsch). Forebitter shanty. "So mennich leve, lange Joorn." Sailors spend months and years at sea and do their duty well -- but their favorite time is when the captain cries, "Here's your rum!" They go around Cape Horn and get their rum
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: sailor shanty foreignlanguage drink
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 174, "Besanschoot An" (2 texts, German & English, 1 tune)
File: HSoSe174

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