Mudcat Café message #3305660

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Thread #143213 Message #3305660
Posted By: The Sandman
10-Feb-12 - 06:16 PM
Thread Name: Dick Miles, Just as the tide
Subject: RE: Dick Miles, Just as the tide

BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 11(3634), "Just As the Tide Was Flowing," J. Catnach (London), 1813-1838; also Harding B 11(1951), Harding B 11(1952), "Just As the Tide Was Flowing"; Johnson Ballads 1837, "Tide is Flowing"; Firth c.12(274), "Just As the Tide is Flowing.
so the song appears to date from around the early nineteenth century., now that is the sort of information I find useful.