Rover's Glee, The

DESCRIPTION: "True rovers bold are we, Our home the rock-hid shore, We share our plunder merrily And dance to the oceal's roar." "We yield us to no power, Save the angry sea and sky." "We rovers know no fear... defiance is our cry."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: c. 1845 (The Pirate's Songster, according to Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
KEYWORDS: pirate nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 76, "The Rover's Glee" (1 text; #55 in the first edition)
Roud #V39486
File: FrPi076

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