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Yarmouth Sea Captains, Yarmouth Nova Scotia, 1943., Lead singer Arthur Hilton, other singers E. Manning, R. Goudey, N. Larkin, E. Nickerson, A. McKinnon, H. Trefry (average age of singers 75 at time of recording.)

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Robin Ranzo (Reuben Ranzo) - Yarmouth Sea Captains - Lead
singer; Arthur Hilton [1:31]
AC: 2241 - MF NO: 289.108

Recorded: Yarmouth, 1943. [See note for #2] “You will note ... Robin Ranzo. I noticed this pronunciation when the men sang it, so I asked about it. They all said they had always known it as Robin although they had heard the more familiar Reuben over the radio.”

Poor old Robin Ranzo,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo,
Oh poor old Robin Ranzo,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo.

Oh, Ranzo was no sailor,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo,
Oh poor Ranzo was no sailor,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo.

So he shipped on board a whaler,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo,
So he shipped aboard a whaler,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo.

Oh Ranzo was no beauty,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo,
He couldn’t do his duty,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo.

So they took him to the gangway,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo,
And gave him five and twenty
Ranzo boys, Ranzo.

And that was the end of Ranzo,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo,
Oh poor old Robin Ranzo,
Ranzo boys, Ranzo.

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Helen Creighton Folklore Society Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Honoring folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989), who collected and published traditional music and lore of Maritime Canada. The mandate of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society is to encourage and promote work that reflects the diverse folk culture of the Maritimes as exemplified by the work begun by Dr. Creighton. For more information visit our website at: www.helencreighton.org. ... more

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