Sun Down Below

DESCRIPTION: "Six o'clock I hear 'em say. Sun down, Sun down below. Time to quit and go away. Sun down, Sun down below." Hauling shanty or cargo loading song, likely of Negro origin.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1945 (Harlow-ChantyingAboardAmericanShips)
KEYWORDS: shanty worksong
FOUND IN: West Indies US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Harlow-ChantyingAboardAmericanShips, p. 85, "Sun Down Below" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: Harl085

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