Jolly Sailor (I), The

DESCRIPTION: "A lady born of birth and fame, To Greenwich town for pleasure came," where she sees a handsome sailor. She asks him why he remains single. He is too poor to marry. She says she will provide for him. He agrees to marry her; they settle in Kent
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1891 (Ashton-RealSailorSongs)
KEYWORDS: sailor love poverty marriage
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Gardham-EarliestVersions, "SINGLE LIFE, A"
Ashton-RealSailorSongs, #59, "The Jolly Sailor; or, The Lady of Greenwich" (1 text)
Roud #952
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Douce Ballads 4(48), "The jolly sailor. Or the Lady of Greenwich," unknown, n.d.
NOTES [28 words]: Steve Gardham suggests that Douce Ballads 4(48) dates from c. 1750, but I don't know the basis for this conclusion and so have not listed that as the earliest date. - RBW
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