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Thread #51456 Message #786904
Posted By: Harry Basnett
18-Sep-02 - 03:32 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Deckie (from 'The Good Hope')
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: LyrReq (and explanation)The Deckie
There is a version of this song known as 'The Fisher Lad'...it also relates to 'The Sailor Laddie' which may well be the original source, having been heard sung at Gosport in 1781.