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Title: 'Worms' and 'One More Day' sea shanty Post by: mike s on February 12, 2021, 04:28:30 AM OK so 'Worms' is partly a kind of dark sea shanty - agreed..?
I've just discovered a trad shanty called 'One More Day' that contains the line 'Rock and Roll me over'. Co-incidence..? Moreover would that be the origin of the phrase 'rock and roll' - was it nautical slang for the motion of ships in rough seas..? Title: Re: 'Worms' and 'One More Day' sea shanty Post by: thetojo on February 12, 2021, 12:29:09 PM I think there may be some other origin for the expression Rock and Roll, and it can also involve a bit of back and forth motion.
It'll come to you, what I'm talking about, if you think for a minute. Title: Re: 'Worms' and 'One More Day' sea shanty Post by: mike s on February 12, 2021, 03:29:04 PM Heh heh sure - but a boat literally rocks and rolls so I'll take that meaning ;D
I think there may be some other origin for the expression Rock and Roll, and it can also involve a bit of back and forth motion. It'll come to you, what I'm talking about, if you think for a minute. |