While I'm at the Wheel

DESCRIPTION: Poem, apparently based on Harlow's experiences aboard the Akbar when she encountered 30 days of heavy weather while carrying coal from Australia. Written as if addressing the ship, each verse begins "Ship of the seas..." and ends with "I'm at the wheel."
AUTHOR: Frederick Pease Harlow
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (_American Neptune_, v.1)
KEYWORDS: nonballad sailor ship storm
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Harlow-ChantyingAboardAmericanShips, pp. 235-238, "While I'm at the Wheel" (1 text)
File: Hugi235

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography