I Will Sail the Salt Seas Over

DESCRIPTION: "I will sail the salt seas over And the Shannon after me, For your equal in Loch Ray love Is rare to be seen. I would rather than a horse And a bridle for to steer That I ne'er mentioned the name of Loch Ray la she sheer"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick)
KEYWORDS: love separation
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick 102, "I Will Sail the Salt Seas Over" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #2776
NOTES [36 words]: The current description is all of the Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick fragment.
Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick: "The spelling of the last line ["Loch Ray la she sheer"] may be incorrect." - BS
File: CrSNB102

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