“ The Swinging Sailor of Perryman” is a jolly calypso tune by pirate trop-rock band Captain Quint, which I first heard (where else?) on Bilgemunky. The song tells the story of John Clark Monk, a skipper who when dying at sea requested his loyal crew to not let his feet touch dry land. His body was therefore suspended by chains in its tomb, and his burial chamber flooded with rum, or so the legend goes. His tomb is at Spesutia Church in Perryman, Maryland. As a native Marylander, I’m proud.
Detailed story from Weird Maryland by Matt Lake, Mark Moran
>> Captain Quint website, with audio clips
>> More than you want to know about who all is buried in the cemetary
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