NEW YORK GIRLS

Created on 27/09/2022
Latest update on 21/03/2024

Artist: Burl Ives
Author: traditional
Label: Decca
Year: 1956

On Down To The Sea In Ships lp. Roud #486 (also as Can You Dance The Polka?). Sea shanty from the days the Village around Bleecker Street was the favorite red light district for sailors on shore.

Covers:

1957:

Alan Mills [as Can You Dance The Polka?]

1958:

Glenn Yarbrough

1958:

Oscar Brand [as Can't You Dance The Polka?]

1959:

Kingston Trio [as You New York Girls]

1960:

Bob Roberts (UK) [idem]

1967:

Ian Campbell Folk Group

1975:

Steeleye Span [with Peter Sellers on ukelele]

1979:

Irish Rovers

1989:

Oysterband

1990:

Cyril Tawney [on Neptune cassette Sailor's Delight]

2002:

Finbar Furey

2010:

Jon Boden

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