A crewman with a stutter sang to the ship's captain that the...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
22469
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.167.A16
Original Tape ID
Summary
A crewman with a stutter sang to the ship's captain that the cook had fallen overboard.
Two fools worked on a liner, one the cook, the other a crewman with a stutter. The cook fell overboard. The crewman ran to tell the captain but could not get the words out. The captain told him to sing them. The man began to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' but substituted the words, "The bloomin cook's fell overboard, / And he's fifty miles behin'."
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Fetterangus
Language
English, Scots
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good