Turalai

DESCRIPTION: "The enlisted men pull in a whaler, The captain he rides in a barge... It gives the old bugger a charge." The life of the senior officers is compared to that of the men. The sexual life of the camel also comes up. Only hedgehods are safe on ship
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1989 (Kinsey-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: ship sailor sex animal bawdy navy
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Kinsey-SongsOfTheSea, pp. 178-179, "Turalai" (1 text, 1 tune)
Brand-BawdySeaSong 7[B], "Turalai" (1 text)
Roud #8351
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Botany Bay (I)" (tune)
cf. "The Sexual Life of the Camel" (subject)
NOTES [56 words]: Kinsey-SongsOfTheSea's uncredited tune appears to be "Botany Bay (I)." The song is clearly related to "The Sexual Life of the Camel," but the amount of additional material makes me think there has been a rewrite along the way, which might make it a separate song. I'm not sure, though; I wish I had all of the versions Ed Cray knew! - RBW
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File: Kins178

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