Henry Stewart

DESCRIPTION: "Our gallant captain to us did say, 'We had better give ourselves up to pray ...' We had scarce lost sight of the Scottish shore When the sea most furiously began to roar." Only Captain Henery Stewart and one man more live to land ashore.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick)
KEYWORDS: death sea ship shore storm wreck Scotland
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick 99, "Henry Stewart" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #2773
NOTES [16 words]: The current description is based on the Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick fragment. - BS
File: CrSNB099

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