Back in 2005, I came across a song about the bringing of news of Trafalgar as the British fleet returned to the south coast. The song was called ‘Admiral Nelson’ and wherever I got it from, it had a great tune. I thought it was in one of Roy Palmer’s books, perhaps Boxing the Compass or The Valiant Sailor . It was said to be “by a Plymouth streetsinger”. Can anybody help me out with source for the song? The first verse runs as follows:

Draw nigh my friends and neighbours,
Good news to you I’ll bring
Concerning Admiral Nelson,
From shore to shore to sing
For the taking of the French fleet
Likewise the Spanish too
Here’s success to Nelson
And to all his jovial crew

Peter Wood