“Hullabaloo Belay”
Description
Shanty. Characteristic line: "Hullabaloo belay, Hullabaloo bela belay." The singer's mother keeps a boarding house. With the boarders at sea, Shallo Brown courts the mother. She runs off with Shallo (but returns the next day). The father pines away
Cross references
- cf. "Shallo Brown (Shallow Brown)" (character)
- cf. "Ali Alo" (similar tune and chorus)
References
- Hugill, pp. 484-485, "Hullaballo-Balay" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 84, "Hullabaloo Belay" (1 text)
- DT, HULLABOO*
- BI, FSWB084A