Syng Hoit Faleri (Listen Little Bosun)

DESCRIPTION: Norwegian shanty. "Listen little bosun, what I want to tell you, do you want to play dice with me? Ch: Sing high falleri, fallala-lala."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1888 (L.A. Smith, _Music of the Waters_)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage shanty gambling
FOUND IN: Norway
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-ShantiesFromTheSevenSeas, pp. 557-558, "Syng Hoit Faleri" (2 texts-Norwegian & English, 1 tune)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Hor Du Lille Baadsmand
File: Hugi557

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