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'Twas six o'clock one evening, the news had got around
No full textThose who brought food were angry because the "strangers" ate first and left nothing for the others.No ref
It was on a summer morning in the early part of June
No full textA record of ten weddings involving people from Cape Broyle in Centennial year. Also outlines some of the activities of the reception. Concludes with good luck wishes and a wish for a visit from the "stork" within the year.Local composition
So well do I remember one cold November night
No full textAccount of two women getting into a fight on the way home from a Salvation Army service. One "gousled" the other behind a rock, hence the title "Gousling Rock"
With herring pips for blubber
No full textWork song - commonly used when hauling houses (1920's - 30's).Mercer: England (1969), p. 44; English (1955), p. 57; English (1959), p. 7; Greenleaf, p. 339; Reader (1968), p. 68; Hugill, p. 289
Heave on the bowline
No full textWork song - used by fishermen when hauling boats.Mercer: English (1955), p. 57; Greenleaf, p. 338; Murphy (1971), p. 19; Reader (1968), p. 68; Shay, "Wooden Ships and Iron Men", p. 132. For numerous other references see annotation folder
I met a little girl in Labrador City, in the land of the frost and snow
No full textExpression of early public opinion in the outports when the mini-skirt first became fashionable. The author is evidently anti-min, although he fears it will never go out of style, and even likens it to his income tax which also keeps getting higher.Annotation: no references