There Was a Young Lady of Bangor

DESCRIPTION: "There was a young lady of Bangor, Who slept while the ship lay at anchor, She rose in dismay When she heard the mate say, 'Lift up the top sheet and spanker.'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (Beck-LoreOfTheLumberCamps)
KEYWORDS: humorous wordplay sailor ship
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Beck-LoreOfTheLumberCamps 26, "(no title)" (first of three Great Lakes Limericks) (1 short text)
File: BeLo026A

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