Mike Bolin

DESCRIPTION: The captain hires Mike Bolin, a fisherman who could do everything. Nevertheless, they catch nothing but sculpin and dogfish, and they run short of gas when jigging and so must row to shore
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MUNFLA-Leach)
KEYWORDS: fishing sea ship shore humorous
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
Roud #30140
RECORDINGS:
John Conway, "Mike Bolin" (on MUNFLA-Leach)
NOTES [33 words]: Although I cannot give precise dates for this song, it is probably late, since it features a boat that has an engine but evidently no sails. Also, they use jiggers, which were eventually banned. - RBW
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File: ML3MiBol

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