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All at sea.
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Where or what is the " Ally Ally O ".
As in the rhyme
The big ship sails on the "ally ally o"
As in the rhyme
The big ship sails on the "ally ally o"
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15:34 Mon 22nd Aug 2011
"Ally Ally O'" is melodic slang contraction for the phrase "All the Oceans...".
It was a shouted "call" for all the British sailing ships across the oceans to return home to their families safe and soon before the winter.
Derived from Old English verse:
"From all across the oceans
Sail fast and true to be with us."
(copied and pasted from some yahoo site.)
It was a shouted "call" for all the British sailing ships across the oceans to return home to their families safe and soon before the winter.
Derived from Old English verse:
"From all across the oceans
Sail fast and true to be with us."
(copied and pasted from some yahoo site.)
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