Great Man-o-war

DESCRIPTION: "I was serving my time to a tailor. I was snipping and snapping all day, And one day I thought I would hook it, On board of a great man of war." Life is hard from the first day. The bed is bad, the food poor; if he makes it home, he won't leave
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1992 (Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk)
KEYWORDS: sailor hardtimes home
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #76, "Great Man-o-war" (1 short text)
Roud #10809
File: Hows076

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