Britons, Strike Home

DESCRIPTION: "Our ship carried over 900 men, And out of 900, 500 were slain, For range the wild seas, where the wind blows so strong, While our rakish young heroes cry, 'Britons, strike home, my boys,' Cry, 'Britons, strike home.'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1859 (Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime)
KEYWORDS: ship battle death
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime, p. 729, "Britons, Strike Home, My Boys" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #1187
NOTES [17 words]: Chappell mentions that Henry Purcell wrote a piece, "Britons, Strike Home" -- which is not this. - RBW
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File: CPMBSH

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