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Mick Pearce (MCP) Naval Songs and Ballads (34) RE: Naval Songs and Ballads 27 Mar 13


In fact here's the list from my copy. There are probably typos in the text because it's the ocr output in a djvu copy, but it should be enough to work on (the numbers are the page numbers). There are 188 here I think, so I don't quite know how that compares to the entries in the Roud index.

Many of the songs are from broadsides and there may not be tunes for them. However it is possible to get those with Roud numbers and find other collected/recorded sources for those. I'll see if I can do that on my copy of the Roud index.

Mick




The Battle of Sluys 1
Les Espagnols Sur Mer 3
The Pilgrims Sea Voyage ... 4
Sir Andrew Barton 6
John Dory 16
The Mariner's Song 17
A Joyful New Ballad, declaring the Happie Obtaining of the Great Galleazzo 18
An Excellent Song on the Winning of Cales by the English 21
The Sailor's Onely Delight 23
The Seaman's Song of Captain Ward 25
The Song of Dansekar the Dutchman 27
The Famous Sea-Fight between Captain Ward and the Rainbow 30
The Lamentable Cries of at least 1,500 Christians (now Prisoners in Argiers under the Turkcs) 31
The Honour of Bristol 34
Neptune to England 36
On His Majesties Fleet 36
Upon the Great Ship 37
Saylors for my Money 40
The Jovial Marriner ; or, the Sea-man's Renown . . . 42
Neptune's Raging Fury ; or, the Gallant Seaman's Sufferings . 45
The Famous Fight at Malago 47
An Elegie on the Death of the Right Honourable Robert Blake, Esq 48
The Valiant Seaman's Congratulation to his Sacred Majesty King Charles 1 1 53
England's Valour, and Holland's Terrour 54
Song Written at Sea (* To all you Ladies now at Land ') . . 36
The Royal Victory 58
The English Seaman's Resolution ; or, the Loyall Subjects Undaunted Valour 61
England's Tryumph, and Hollands Downfall ; or, the Second Royal Victory 63
Englands Royall Conquest 66
Holland Turn'd to Tinder ; or, England's Third Great Royal Victory 69
A New Ballad of a Famous German Prince and a Renowned English Duke 72
The Second Part of the Late and Terrible Fight on St. James's Day, 1666 76
The Dutch Damnified ; or, the Butter- Boxes Bob'd • • 79
A Song on the Duke's Late Glorious Success over the Dutch . 82
News from the Coast of Spain 83
Captain Mansfield's Fight with the Turkes at Sea 86
The Algiers Slave's Releasement ; or, the Unchangeable Boat-swain 88
The Benjamin's Lamentation for their Sad Loss at Sea by Storms and Tempests 89
The Treachery of the Spaniards of Porto Rico to the Dartmouth Frigot and her Company . w 92
The Golden Voyage ; or, the Prosperous Arrival of the James and Mary 95
The Boatswain's Call ; or, the Couragious Marriner's Invitation 97
The Undaunted Seaman 99
The Sea-Man's Adieu to his Dear 10 1
The Maidens' Frolick ; or, a Brief Relation how Six Lusty Lasses has Prest full Fourteen Taylors .... 104
The Couragious Commander ; or, a Brief Relation of that Most Noble Adventure of Sir Cloudesly Shovel 1,in the Bay of Dublin 106
The Seamen's Victory ; or, Admiral Killegrew's Glorious Conquest over the French Fleet 108
Torringtonia ; or, a New Copy of Verses on the Late Sea Engagement no England's Triumph at Sea (169 1 ) 112
England's Great Loss by a Storm of Wind 113
Naval Warfare of 1692 114
The Royal Triumph ; or, the Unspeakable Joy of the Three Kingdoms 117
Admiral Russell's Scowering the French Fleet . 119
A Merry New Ballad on the Great Victory over the French Fleet 120
The Valiant Seamen's Courage 125
England's Glory in the Behaviour of Brave Killeygrove . . . 126
An Excellent Song, Call'd The Frighted French ; or, Russel Scouring the Seas 128
The Caesar's Victory 1 29
A Copy of Verses, composed by Captain Henry Every 131
Villany Rewarded ; or, The Pirate's Last Farewel to the World 133
Captain Kid's Farewel to the Seas ; or, The Famous Pirate's Lament 134
A Satyr on the Sea- Officers 137
The Sea- Martyrs ; or, The Seamen's Sad Lamentation for their Faithful Service, Bad Pay, and Cruel Usage .140
Advice to Young Maidens in Chusing of Husbands 143
The Seamen's Wives' Vindication 145
Billy the Midshipman's Welcome Home 146
Admiral Benbow 148
The Death of Admiral Benbow 149
The Sailors Account of the Action at Vigo 151
On the Sea Fight between Sir G. R. and Toulouse, 1704 153
A Song on the same 1 54
The Sailor's Tragedy ; or, The Last Farewel of Captain Smith 1 54
The Valliant Admiral ; or, The Wonderful Success of Sir John Leake 156
The Sea-Fight ; or, The French Prize Taken . . 158
The Loss of the Edgar 160
The Sailor's Complaint 162
Fair Sally Lov*d a Bonny Sailor 163
• How Pleasant a Sailor's Life Passes' 164
The Boatswain's Whistle 165
The Downfall of Piracy 166
Admiral Cavendish's Distress on Board the Canterbury .168
The Pacifick Fleet 170
The English Sailor's Resolution to Fight the Spaniards .172
England's Glory in the Declaration of War 174
The Taking of the Princissa 175
English Courage Displayed ; or, Brave News from Admiral Vernon 177
Hosier's Ghost 179
Vernon's Glory ; or, The Spaniards' Defeat 181
The Saphirah (sic) in Triumph ; or, British Valor Displayed 184
Admiral Matthews' Engagement against the Combined Fleets of France and Spain 186
A New Song in Praise of Brave Captain Hornsby .187
Captain Cobb's Bravery 189
The Princess Royal's Escape from the Goodwin Sands 190
The Loss of the Victory Man-of War 192
Disconsolate Judy's Lamentation for the Absence of her True Love ... on Board the Victory . . . now Missing . 193
England's Glory ; or, The French King Stripped . 194
The Lucky Sailor ; or The Sailor's Invitation to go with Admiral Anson 195
Tit for Tat : A Sea Kick for a Land Cuff 197
A New Song on Admiral Knowls taking Port Louis 199
A New Song sung by Hannah Snell, alias James Gray . . . 200
The Lightermans Prentice Prest and Sent to Sea 201
Britain's Resolution to Fight the French 203
The Terrible Privateer 204
Captain Death 205
A New Song (on Blakeney and Byng) 206
The Letter of a Certain Admiral 207
A Rueful Story : Admiral B— g's Glory ; or, Who Run Away First 209
Admiral Byng and Brave West 210
A New Song Written on the Isle of Aix .211
Bold Sawyer 212
Captain Bartons Distress on Board the Lichfield 214
Gilchrist and Hotham's Bravery .216
Hawke's Engagement 217
Neptune's Resignation . . 218
Hearts of Oak 220
Thurot's Dream 220
A New Song on the Gallant Behaviour of Captain O'Brian and Captain Taylor 222
A New Song on the Taking of Havannah 223
Lord Anson and Hawke 225
A New Song on the Blandford Privateer 226
The Sailors' Dialogue 227
Distressed Men of War 228
The Sailor's Complaint 230
The Sailor's Garland ; or, The Ticket Buyer's Lamentation . 231
The Sayloi^s Complaint ; or, The True Character of the Purser of a Ship 233
The Sailor's Resolution to Fight the Spaniards .... 234
Jack Tar 235
The Jolly Sailor's True Description of a Man-of-War . 236
New Sea Song (' Our boatswain calls out for his bold British heroes') 239
The Humours of the Royal Billy 240
The Dolphin's Return 243
The Brags of Washington 244
On the Late Engagement in Charles Town River . . . 245
Sullivan's Island 246
The Cruisers 247
On Board of the Arethusa 248
An Excellent New Song Composed by Eighteen Greenlandmen 249
Admiral Keppel Triumphant ; or, Monsieurs in the Suds . . 252
A New Song (' Come, all ye valiant seamen that plough the raging main') 253
A New Song in Praise of Admiral Keppel's Fleet . . . 255
Admiral Keppel Triumphant 255
Keppel for Ever ! 257
A New Song on Admiral Barrington 258
Paul Jones 259
Captain Farmer 260
The Bold Blades of Old England 261
The Royal Sailor 262
Hood's Conquest over the Count de Grasse 263
The Loss of the Centaur 265
A New Sea Song called The Robin Hood . . 266
A New Song on the Battle Fought between the La Nyraphe and the Cleopatra 267
The Downfall of the French Fleet 268
A New Song on the Sea Engagement Fought the First of June Last 270
A New Sea Song written by a Lieutenant of the Bellerophon 271
The Blanche Frigate 274
The Amazon Frigate 276
A New Song (The Seventeen Bright Stars) 277
The Genius of Britain 279
British Tars Rewarded 280
A New Song on Parker the Delegate 281
The Death of Parker 282
A New Song in Praise of Admiral Duncan .... 283
The Engagement between the Mars and La Hercule . . 285
Verses written on board H.M.S. Astraea 286
The Battle of the Nile 287
The Arrow Sloop of War 289
Copenhagen 290
Action off Copenhagen 295
A New Song on Lord Nelson's Victory at Copenhagen . . . 296
The Wounded Tars at the Siege of Boulogne .... 297
' France CoverM with Glory 298
La Loire Frigate, or Yeo ! Yeo ! 300
Nelson's Glorious Victory at Trafalgar 301
The Death of Lord Nelson 302
Admiral Strachan's Victory 304
The Engagement between the Amethyst and Thetis . 305
The Attempt of Destroying the French Fleet in Basque Roads 306
A Copy of verses on Jefferys the Seaman 307
Ye Parliament of England 308
The Constitution and Guerriere 309
Shannon and Chesapeake 311
Battle of the Shannon and Chesapeake 312
The Endym ion's Triumph 313
The British Tars 316
The Fancy Frigate 316
The Saucy Scvlla 319
The Vanguard 320
The Port Admiral 322
Oh ! Cruel 324
The Answer to Oh I Cruel 325
The Female Lieutenant 326
Billy Taylor 327
Cawsand Bay 328
General Campbell 330
The Bold Adventures of Captain Ross 331
The Capture of St. Jean d'Acre 333
The Borneo Heroes 334
The Slave Chase 33$
The Russians Wont Come Out 336
Dont Forget Your Old Shipmate 337


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