They All Love Jack

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, for 'is heart is like the sea, Ever hopen (sic), brave, an' free, And his girl must lonely be, Till 'is ship comes back. But if love's the best of all, What can a man befall? For every girl at all, They all love Jack!"
AUTHOR: Fred E. Weatherly and Stephen Adams (source: Heart-Songs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (Heart-Songs)
KEYWORDS: sailor love separation
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Doerflinger-SongsOfTheSailorAndLumberman, p. 166, "They All Love Jack" (1 text, 1 tune)
Heart-Songs, pp. 240-242, "They All Love Jack" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #9444
NOTES [19 words]: For Weatherly, the reputed author of "Danny Boy," and his other works in the Index, see the notes to that song. - RBW
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