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yo ho ho

"Yo ho ho" originated as a nautical term used by sailors to synchronize heavy group labor, such as cranking up the anchor, hauling sails, etc.

Robert Louis Stevenson made the chant famous in the novel _Treasure Island_, using as the chorus of the fictional song "Dead Man's Chest". Stevenson provided no verses, but Young E Allison expanded the chorus into the poem "Derelict". Henry Waller added music to the poem for a Broadway _Treasure Island_.

"Dead Man's Chest" is an uninhibited island in the Caribbean.
Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest,
Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest,
Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!
by Steve near Seattle April 11, 2022
mugGet the yo ho homug.

mr take yo ho

bitch i took yo ho fuck u gone do about it they call me mr take yo ho.
by mr fuck your m0m April 11, 2023
mugGet the mr take yo homug.

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