High O, Come Roll Me Over

DESCRIPTION: Shanty. "One man to strike the bell, High-O, come roll me over." Verses continue with "Two men to man the wheel", "Three men to'gallant braces," "Four men to heave the lead<" and so forth, to Ten men to dip the ensign" and perhaps beyond
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Hugill-ShantiesFromTheSevenSeas)
KEYWORDS: shanty worksong cumulative
FOUND IN: Britain US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Hugill-ShantiesFromTheSevenSeas, p. 169, "High O, Come Roll Me Over" (1 text, 1 tune) [AbEd, p. 136]
Kinsey-SongsOfTheSea, p. 106, "Oh, Come Roll Him Over" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #8294
File: Hugi169A

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