All's Well

DESCRIPTION: "Deserted by the waning moon, When skies proclaim night's cheerless noon, On tower or fort or tented ground, The sentry walks his lonely round" and reports that "all's well." The sailor on watch also says "All's Well."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1847 (Journal of the Cortes)
KEYWORDS: soldier sailor nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Huntington-TheGam-MoreSongsWhalemenSang, p. 288, "All's Well" (1 text, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #12, p. 57, "All's Well" (1 text)
Roud #25996
File: HGam288

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