Life of a Tar, The

DESCRIPTION: "The life of a tar is the life I love." "Whose life can compare?" "No life half so happy, no life half so free While we skim undismayed over the rolling sea."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1870 (source: Frank-JollySailorsBold)
KEYWORDS: travel freedom sea ship nonballad sailor
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 208, "The Life of a Tar" (1 text)
Roud #31313
File: FJSB208

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