Rockweed

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, SIldin he bring rockweed to A, B, and C. 'Now say, Brother Sildin, won't you bring a load for me?'" Sildin says the purchaser should buy this load, because rockweed is growing scarce at this particular coast
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1930 (Lane/Gosbee-SongsOfShipsAndSailors)
KEYWORDS: commerce sea
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lane/Gosbee-SongsOfShipsAndSailors, p. 18, "Rockweed" (1 short text)
NOTES [66 words]: Lane/Gosbee-SongsOfShipsAndSailors believe this is humorous, and they're probably right (seaweed was not rare in most ports). But I didn't tag the song is humorous, because there are places where seaweed has been harvested (or poisoned) to such a degree that it has become scarce. Particularly since it is edible; in economic hard times, more people might eat it, causing the supply to decline. - RBW
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File: LaGo018

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