Cruise of the Calabar |
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There are numerous versions of this this song, with the vessel called the 'Calibar' or 'Calabar'. |
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| ● | Versions from Nick Dow and Jon Raven. These may be the nearest to the original which was written by Johnny Greenwood in the 1870s. |
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| ● | Version from Cyril Tawney. | |
| ● | From the singing of Emma Vickers, Lancashire. | |
| ● | The Manchester Ship Canal (SS Irwell) is alleged to be a derivation of the 'Cruise of the Calabar' but similarities appear to be slight. | |
| ● | Similarly, The Mary Ann McHugh by the Irishman Percy French is alleged to be based on the 'Cruise of the Calabar'. |
