Scow Look 'n' See, De

DESCRIPTION: "A scow kom sailin' down Lac Sainte Claire, Sheengle an' cordwood she's deck load ware." In a storm, the cordwood floats away. The captain worries about losing profit and his boat. He gives impossible orders to control the boat and save the cargo
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1952 (collected from Fred M. Delano by Walton)
KEYWORDS: ship humorous hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Walton/Grimm-Windjammers-SongsOfTheGreatLakesSailors, pp. 162-164, "De Scow Look 'n' See" (1 text)
Roud #19889
File: WGM162

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