“Serafina”

Description

Halyard shanty. "In Callyo there lives a girl named Serafina" who works very hard drinking, smoking, and robbing sailors of their money and clothes.

Notes

Hugill says this is a "notorious" shanty from the west coast of South America, but this was the first time it had been printed because it was so hard to clean up. - SL

References

  1. Hugill, pp. 397-398. "Serafina" (1 text, 1 tune) [AbEd, pp. 302-303]
  2. DT, SERAFINA*
  3. BI, Hugi397

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1961 (Hugill)
Found in: West Indies South America