Greenwich Pensioner, The

DESCRIPTION: "'Twas in the good ship Rover I sail'd the world around, And for three years and over, I ne'er touched British ground." The singer survives a storm off Portugal, but loses a limb in a battle. Now he is in Greenwich. He blesses the King but cannot sail
AUTHOR: Charles Dibdin (1745-1815) (source: T. Dibdin, _Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin_)
EARLIEST DATE: 1841 (T. Dibdin, _Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin_)
KEYWORDS: sailor injury home
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Ashton-RealSailorSongs, #52 insert, "The Greenwich Pensioner" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: T. Dibdin, _Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin_, (London: John Murray, 1841 (available on Google Books)), pp. 31-32, "The Greenwich Pensioner" ("'Twas in the good ship Rover") (1 text)
ST AshS052i (Partial)
Roud #17509
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Johnson Ballads fol. 53, "The Greenwich pensioner," W. Fores (London), 1791?; also Harding B 11(1431)=Firth b.26(289)=Johnson Ballads 1172, "The Greenwich Pensioner," H Such (London), 1863-1885; Harding B 22(105), unknown, n.d.
NOTES [14 words]: For more on probable author Charles Dibdin, see the notes to "Blow High Blow Low." - RBW
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