Sailor's Trade- Mrs. Bishop (KY) 1917 Sharp MS
[My title. Single stanza with music from: Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/10/3895).
R. Matteson 2017]
Sailor's Trade- sung by Mrs. Dan Bishop of Teges, Kentucky on August 21, 1917. Collected Cecil Sharp.
A sailor's trade is a cruel life,
He robs young ladies of their heart's delight
He causes them to weep and mourn,
The loss of their true love never to return.