Boney Was a Warrior

(Boney; John Franswor; John Francois)

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Sailors bastardized the foreign names including "Elbow" (Elbe, the island of Napoleon's original exile) and "Billy Ruffian" (the British warship Bellerophon).

Topgallantsails is, according to Coc pronounced "to'gan'l s'ls".

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Roud Index: 485

DT Index: 798

Hauling shanty, Short drag shanty

Selected recordings:

Whaling and Sailing Songs Paul Clayton

Short Sharp Shanties, Vol. 2 Various artists

External links:

Mudcat Café thread

Mainly Norfolk entry

Seán Dagher's Shanty of the Week #34