A Brave Young Sailor- Gulliver (Som) 1905 Hammond
[From: Henry Hammond Manuscript Collection (HAM/2/2/1). 12 stanzas, the last 4 are from Oxfordshire Tragedy (Constant Lady) and are similarly found in the Pitts Sheffield Park.
R. Matteson 2017]
A Brave Young Sailor- sung by Mrs. Gulliver of Combe Florey, Somerset in May 1905. Collector: Hammond, H.E.D.
1. A brave young sailor he came from sea,
He stole me away for his sweet liberty,
He stole me away with free and good will,
With all his faults I love him still.
2. There was a bird in yonder tree,
Some say its blind and cannot see,
3. Oh, when I tied my apron low,
4. There is a large house in London Town,
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8. She choose the green grass for her bed,