Tommy's Gone to Hilo

(Tommy's Gone Away; Tom's Gone to Ilo; John's Gone to Hilo)

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My Tom is gone, what shall I do?
Ch: Oo-way, you I-o-o-o
My Tom is gone, what shall I do?
Ch: My Tom is gone to Hi-lo.

From English Folk-Chanteys by Cecil Sharp (1914)

Metadata

Roud Index: 481

DT Index: 7380

Hauling shanty, Halyard shanty

Selected recordings:

Short Sharp Shanties, Vol. 1 Various artists

Short Sharp Shanties, Vol. 2 Various artists

External links:

Mainly Norfolk entry

Charles Rosher recorded by Grainger (1907)