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Oh, I’m bound downstream on the Memphis Ferry - Byrd - 12-18-2023 I don't suppose any of you know this... but I actually have a "pick up" group of shanty singers (for those of you not familiar with this kind of thing, I let my friends who filk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filk_music) that I'll be at a convention and will do a set of shanties and if any want to join me, we can all sing together. So... no practice but we are musicians and we know how to fake it for entertainment's sake) (yes, I have a peculiar set of accomplishments) Aaaanyway, I was browsing a newly available book from the Oriental Institute of Chicago (many of their publications are free) and came across a poem from ancient Egypt that surely sounds like a shanty. It's called "Oh, I’m bound downstream on the Memphis Ferry" and it's about a young man who's leaving home to go to the big city (Memphis.) There's other things in there, including Akhenaten's Hymn to the Sun and a spell for love. https://www.academia.edu/5961694/Ancient_Egyptian_Literature But I was absolutely delighted to find a poem or song that might have been something like a shanty from the depths of time. It's the little things like this that make scholarship fun. RE: Oh, I’m bound downstream on the Memphis Ferry - ANNEE - 12-18-2023 Fascinating. Wish I could sing. Honestly, it's like the only thing I regret in my life (regret not being exactly the right word). Maybe unfulfilled is a better word. So happy for you that you have this to enjoy in your life. ANNEE RE: Oh, I’m bound downstream on the Memphis Ferry - DontTreadOnMe - 12-18-2023 Pretty cool. And something I didn't know about you, so thanks for sharing that with us. I swear I am tone-deaf. Just ask my husband when he tried to work on treble/bass on the car radio.... So I envy those who can sing well enough to sing publicly, even in groups. Have fun |