On New Years Day

DESCRIPTION: On New Years Day "every sailor ought to fear" the dangers of sailing: "He knows not what storm he'll have." Sailors on shore "are resolved to go no more" but do go again. On coming to port "every heart begins to cheer"
AUTHOR: Richard C. Reynolds (source: Frank-JollySailorsBold)
EARLIEST DATE: 1843 (source: Frank-JollySailorsBold)
KEYWORDS: sea ship storm sailor nonballad
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 221, "On New Years Day" (1 text)
Roud #31347
NOTES [18 words]: For a list of the (highly obscure) works of Richard C. Reynolds in the Index, see the notes to "Cape Horn." - RBW
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File: FJSB221

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