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GUEST,Gerry	Crossing the Bar question (43)	RE: Crossing the Bar question	10 Aug 18
meself wrote, 23 Aug 16 - 08:00 AM, >Now, I always associated the call of "All aboard!" with passenger trains, although >it's no surprise that it should have originated on ships. I wonder if anyone knows >an example from literature in which "All aboard!" is used with its nautical association, >and as presumably familiar to the reader? Again, I can't recall it from the old songs .... It's in Leadbelly's song about the Titanic: Titanic, when it got its load, Captain hollered, "All aboard" Cryin' fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well

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