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Lyr Add: The Irish Sailor
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Subject: The Irish Sailor From: cleod Date: 15 Aug 00 - 09:43 AM The Irish Sailor
All you young men, I pray attend to these few lines I write,
I hired with a merchant of honour and renown;
But when her father came to her the truth she had made known;
The lady was distracted, to her bedchamber flew -
But, O, my cruel parents, for the sake of earthly store,
One evening as I chanced to roam along the pleasant strand,
He kindly did embrace it, and now he's gone away;
I walked along quite easy till I came to the quay,
That night when all was silent I made good use of time;
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Irish Sailor From: GUEST,Eoin O'Buadhaigh Date: 23 Feb 13 - 03:27 PM I guess you took this from 'The Canterbury Poets' Irish Minstrelesy. I have two other versions of this (not unsimilar) but this version is word for word. A fantastic 'wee' book. Some rare wee gems in it. Eoin |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Irish Sailor From: MartinRyan Date: 23 Feb 13 - 03:34 PM That Sparling's Irish Minstrelsy? Regards |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Irish Sailor From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Date: 23 Feb 13 - 03:48 PM Sparling has a few differences from the above text (I'm guessing they are transcription errors): But when her father came to her the truth she has made known; She says, 'My lovely Jemmy, then must I die for you! That Jemmy by a swelling wave had been swept overboard. Mick |
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