The Bilge Pumps - Pirate Music Box: Fire Maringo

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Song:	Fire Maringo	Track:	13
Album:	Greatest Hits Vols. I-VII	Length:	1:54
Artist:	The Bilge Pumps	File Size:	4.13 MB
Composer:	Traditional (alt lyrics by Craig Lutke)	Cost:	$0.99
Lead vocals: Craig Lutke, Doumbek: Trae Hamilton, Shruti Box: Christopher Dallion This cotton stowing shanty was popular around the 1840's and was sung primarily by Irish workers who would move to the warmer latitudes during the winter to work heaving cotton in the southern US. We really liked the melody of this tune, but the original lyrics didn't really fit the style of the band, so Craig Lutke re-wrote them in 2001 into a story about the aftermath of a pirate crew's battle at sea.
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