I'm trying to find a song about a 'the afflicted parents of the damsel come and "see the sad sight" and that they incontinently take a ship to Plymouth "and cross the raging main".

This appeared in a book of 1863 describing singing taking place locally. We have been able to identify most of the songs described, but not this one. If anyone has any ideas as to what it might be, and where we might find it, we would be exceedingly grateful.

Malcolm Douglas, are you out there?

TIA

Barbara