[Dixielandjazz] Lyrics to Johnny Long's version of "Shanty"

[Jerry Gordon]

A search on Google for "shanty in old shanty town" turned up many hits.
These are the first 4:

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=572&messages=7

http://www.djmorton.demon.co.uk/scouting/songs/shanty.htm

http://persweb.direct.ca/fstringe/oz/i39424.html

http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=%ED%AF!%9A%D0%40%02W

BTW, the song is about Troy, NY.

Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY - Web master for
http://www.timesunion.com/communities/jazz




On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:24:59 -0500 lswain@penrose.com writes:
> I searched the Web for the lyrics to the release of "Shanty in Old 
> Shanty Town" that Johnny Long's band recorded -- perhaps in the 50's 
> -
> - and could not find them.
> 
> Can anyone point me to them?
> 
> Season's best to all!
> 
> Larry Swain
> 
> L. R. Swain
> Penrose, Inc.
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>