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GUEST,julia L	Origins:I Will Put My Ship In Order/I Drew My Ship (33)	RE: Origins: I Will Put My Ship In Order	08 Feb 18
The Ripest of Apples appears in Sam Henry's Songs of the People p 383 with alternate titles of Tarry Trousers, I Drew My Ship into the Harbor, Love is Pleasing, and Rattle on the Stovepipe. He only gives two verses one of which reminds one of Carrickfergus or The Water is Wide. O, the ripest of apples, they must soon grow rotten' And the warmest of love it must soon grow cold And young men's vows they must soon be forgotten Look out pretty maiden that you don't get controlled The seas are deep and I cannot wade them Nor have I nor ever the wings to fly I would that my love were a jolly boatman To ferry me over my love and I

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