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What is the poem/shanty “My Jolly Sailor Bold” about?
Okay I know it was in the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie but I’ve been so obsessed with the poem and I’ve always wondered what the poem is about? You can find it at these websites:
http://jsbookreader.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-jolly-sailor-bold-1891.html
http://dontcallmenymphadora.tumblr.com/post/5684761797/my-jolly-sailor-bold
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110410393931214784146/posts/6gGE6UuJGfa
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ib1MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA73-IA4&dq=my+jolly+sailor+bold&hl=en&ei=UsOjTri0Eaj9iQLAp5F6&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=my%20jolly%20sailor%20bold&f=false
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