Subject: Lyr Add: THE LOSS OF THE PRINCESS ALICE From: SingsIrish Songs Date: 05 Dec 99 - 01:59 AM

I emailed Mick these a week or so ago..."When in doubt go to the source!" says I. So I emailed the Grand Union Morris (GUM) contact person and was referred to a member (Andrew) who kindly provided me with the following.

Enjoy! Mary
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THE LOSS OF THE PRINCESS ALICE

1. If you listen to me, a story I'll relate
Of a ship called the good Princess Alice.
She met with her fate in 1878.
She was known as the "Floating Palace".

CHORUS: When the Princess Alice sank in Barking Reach,
Six hundred and forty died together.
Not all had been drowned as the coroner found,
Some were poisoned by the black stinking river.