Last chorus- "Say adieu!...."

The Snug Little Island, is included in the admirable little book with illustrations by George Cruikshank: Songs by Charles Dibdin. With a Memoir, "collected and arranged by T(homas). Dibdin," includes the songs of Thomas Dibdin and some by Charles Dibdin jun., as well as a collection of "National Songs" by various authors. Abraham Newland is not included.

The song by T. Dibdin is typical of the time, mentioning the Romans, the Normans, etc., Spanish Armada and Drake, in seven forgetable verses.