A SHROPSHIRE LAD    aka Captain Webb

24 August,1875Matthew Webb (Captain Webb) started his attempt from Dover in Kent, to become the first person to swim the English Channel.

A Shropshire Lad- John Kirkpatrick, Sue Harris    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRyJJZOFQdI
John Betjeman - A Shropshire Lad    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jnT4tOl_qQ

MUDCAT: Lyr Add: A Shropshire Lad (John Betjeman)    /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=94240
Captain Webb - the song    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKc_gYRRRs