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Thread #97330   Message #1916246
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
21-Dec-06 - 07:59 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Aboard our gallant ship the Victory
Subject: RE: Origins: Aboard our gallant ship the Victory
Not in "Sea Songs and Ballads," 1906, coll. Christopher Stone, Oxford Press.
I don't think this one will be found in the usual naval- seaman collections. I would guess that the song is not older than 20th c.