Fred McMahon - Scow on Cowden's Shore (2)

This recording sounds quite muffled making it quite difficult to understand the words.

In her book Manny notes that this song is written by Larry Gorman. The song mentions Fredericton, Bathurst, and other places and people in New Brunswick. The song is about various men who have worked on the scow on Cowden shore and their antics. The last words of the song, "and jine [?] me humble ditty from the scow on cowden shore", are spoken, not sung. This song appears elsewhere in the Manny collection: a different version by Fred McMahon and also sung by Willie MacDonald.