Wrecker's Song, The

DESCRIPTION: "When sinks the sun in the distant sea, And night steals o'er the sky, And heavy gulls all sluggishly To rocky caverns hie. Then I with my staff walk the ocean's side, To look for prey in the rolling tide." The singer will seek prey and "cheat the crew"
AUTHOR: Words: W. H. Baker / Music: William Aspull (source: Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1838 (sheet music, according to Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
KEYWORDS: pirate travel
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 51, "The Wrecker's Song" (1 text, 1 tune, #52 in the first edition, but with only a partial text and no tune)
Roud #V28744
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Old Mayflower" (theme of wreckers) and references there
File: FrSo051

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