Rover's Bride, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh if you love me, furl your sails, draw up your boat on shore, Come tell me tales of midnight gales but tempt their fate no more." The pirate says not to fear; he'll brink a prize. But his boat is gone; his body washes ashore. She kisses him and dies.
AUTHOR: Words: Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839) / Music: Alexander Lee (1802-1852) (according to Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: before 1836 (source: Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
KEYWORDS: pirate separation death battle
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 38, "The Rover's Bride" (1 text, 1 tune)
Scott-ACollectorsNotebook-31TraditionalSongs, "The Rover's Bride" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #22610
File: Fran038

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