Hash o' Bennygak (Hash o' Benagoak)

DESCRIPTION: Bothy ballad. Humorous description of characters working on a farm. Singer says if you want to find him, he'll be on a herring boat
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (collected from Maggie McPhee)
KEYWORDS: farming work humorous moniker nonballad worker
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
MacColl/Seeger-TravellersSongsFromEnglandAndScotland 106, "The Hash o' Bennygak" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1527
File: McCST106

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