Thanks, LRF, for patching the link.

I do recommend reading Hamish MacLaren's book of semi-autobiographical sketches, Cockalorum. I have a lot of empathy for what happens to artistic people when they attempt to survive in a world which has little to do with their interests or dreams. I secured my copy on the internet from "bookfinder.com" for a relatively modest price. And I should point out that there is a wealth of other songs to mine in Sailor with Banjo, even if the tunes are not available; somewhere there is a trunk...

His initial book, The Private Opinions of a British Bluejacket, is all in lower deck dialect and I find it a major challenge to make my way through it, and few rewards when I do. Other folks may enjoy this kind of puzzle problem and I certainly encourage them to give it a try.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble