“In Frisco Bay (A Long Time Ago; Noah's Ark Shanty)”

Description

Pulling shanty. "In Frisco Bay there lay three ships, To my way-ay-ay-o. And one of those ships was Noah's Old Ark, A long time ago." Up to 30 verses describing the ship, the animals and the conditions on the ark.

Notes

Sometimes listed as a variant of "A Long Time Ago," but this has a distinct and (for a shanty) an unusually coherent story line. - SL

Cross references

References

  1. Sharp-EFC, LIV, p. 59, "In Frisco Bay" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Colcord, p. 66-67, "A Long Time Ago" (fragments quoted from Sharp-EFC)
  3. Hugill, pp. 99-100, "A Long Time Ago" (1 text, version "C" of "A Long Time Ago") [AbEd, pp. 90-91]
  4. DT, NOAHARK
  5. BI, Hugi099

About

Alternate titles: “The Frisco Ship”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1914 (Sharp-EFC)
Found in: Britain US