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Thread #95655 Message #1862299
Posted By: ClaireBear
18-Oct-06 - 12:29 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Come Roll Me Over
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Roll Me Over
It's apparently also in Masefield's "A Sailor's Garland" (1906, page 314) with at least one different verse. Don't have the book, so can't check 'em all, but the quote I found online mentioned these, of which #4 is different:
One man to strike the bell Two to take the wheel Three the top-gallant braces Four to man the capstan