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Gordon Booth · 12-02-2011, 19:41

MargaretR,love the paintings of the ships, I remember 'The big Ship Sails' as being a girls song, sung to some sort of game. Am I right?
There's usually a story/legend behind these old songs and rhymes( a battle, the plague, a famous/notorious person etc.) John Peel was supposed to be a real person but where does 'The Big Ship' come from? Any idea?

12-02-2011, 19:41	#8
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46614	Re: how many remember this from their school days MargaretR,love the paintings of the ships, I remember 'The big Ship Sails' as being a girls song, sung to some sort of game. Am I right? There's usually a story/legend behind these old songs and rhymes( a battle, the plague, a famous/notorious person etc.) John Peel was supposed to be a real person but where does 'The Big Ship' come from? Any idea?