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 Wysłany: Śro 9:03, 23 Lut 2011 Temat postu: ugg clearance sale|On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack P |
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alia we're bound to go--
Heave awayheave away.
Let the wind blow high or low--
We're bound to South Australia.
We're going home and don't give a damn--
Heave awayheave away.
For the captainthe mate or any other man--
We're bound to South Australia.'
'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest' never was used as a chanty. It would require too much bass; but it was
used as a dronewhich it is. An abstracted man would use a lineor may bethe whole verseor the first line
used as derision. For illustration:
When I was last at the Press Club a question pertaining to the sea came up. One man sought the dictionary.
To express my contempt I repeated the first line. 'We have no use for the dictionary. To hell with it' expresses
the idea. We sailors have a language of our own. It is oursit is up to us to put you right when the impossible
is said. I quote two such lines:
'We wrapped 'em all in a mains'l tight
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These two lines are part of a poem written by Young Allison as a continuance of the Billy Bones song in
Treasure Island.
A mainsail is made of 01 or 2 canvaswhich will stand alone; 28 sheet-iron would do as well.
A hawserwith usis anything in the shape of a rope which is above six incheyilai：
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