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:
Alan Mills [as Can You Dance The Polka?]
Oscar Brand [as Can't You Dance The Polka?]
Kingston Trio [as You New York Girls]
Bob Roberts (UK) [idem]
Steeleye Span [with Peter Sellers on ukelele]
Cyril Tawney [on Neptune cassette Sailor's Delight]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)