Boat, A Boat, Across the Ferry, A

DESCRIPTION: Round: "A boat, a boat across the ferry, For we are going to be merry, To laugh and quaff and drink old sherry." Cf. "The Ferry" ("A boat, a boat to cross the ferry, We'll float and sing and all be merry, Sing, sing, sing and be merry")
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Brown); for "The Ferry," 1938 (Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings)
KEYWORDS: ship drink campsong
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 225, "A Boat, A Boat, Across the Ferry" (1 text)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 37, "The Ferry" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 35, "The Ferry"
Roud #21037
File: Br3225

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