Saville the Brave Man

DESCRIPTION: "Saville the brave man, while other men trembled, Defied the fierce wind and the wild raging sea." In spite of storm warnings he and MacKenzie take Alma to fish the banks. Watchers from Cape Spry thought Alma could not be saved but Saville brings her in
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1968 (Ives-DriveDullCareAway-PrinceEdwardIsland)
KEYWORDS: fishing sea ship storm
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Dibblee/Dibblee-FolksongsFromPrinceEdwardIsland, p. 51, "Saville the Brave Man" (1 text, 1 tune)
Ives-DriveDullCareAway-PrinceEdwardIsland, pp. 174-177,254, "Saville the Brave Man" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #12468
NOTES [11 words]: Cape Spry is on the east coast of Kings, Prince Edward Island. - BS
File: Dib051

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