Signal to Engage, The

DESCRIPTION: "The signal to engage shall be a whistle and a hallow." Be prepared to fight "for old England's honour (bold Columbia's honor) ... Silent as death th' attack prepare"
AUTHOR: Charles Dibdin (source: T. Dibdin, _Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin_)
EARLIEST DATE: 1841 (T. Dibdin, _Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin_)
KEYWORDS: battle navy America England nonballad patriotic sailor
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 213, "The Signal to Engage" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: T. Dibdin, _Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin_, (London: John Murray, 1841 (available on Google Books)), p. 10, "The Signal to Engage" ("The signal to engage shall be A whistle and a hollow") (1 text)
Roud #31354
File: FJSB213

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