Seaman's Life, A

DESCRIPTION: "A seaman's life is the life I love". "In the calm or the storm or any other form A seaman's life for me." He doesnt envy landsmen's "peaceful joys of home" He thinks of his mother. He may return "but the sea shall be my home"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1870 (source: Frank-JollySailorsBold)
KEYWORDS: sea ship sailor home return separation mother
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 227, "A Seaman's Life" (1 text)
Roud #31348
File: FJSB227

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