according to Tom (via a website at: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/folklore/worksong/150days.htm



"C. Fox Smith was a popular author of English children's stories between the two World Wars. This song is based on her poem: The Ship's Good-bye; from a 1914 book of her poetry titled: Sailor Town. Her knowledge and insight is profound. Thanks, Cecily, from all of us."-Tom Lewis