Jack Was A Sailor On Board A Whaler

DESCRIPTION: Before Jack goes whaling, a friend asks that he repay a debt. Jack says, "When my ship comes in... you'll get your tin." The ship is lost in a gale. When Jack returns he is asked for the money. Jack says, "When my ship comes in... you'll get your tin."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1978 (ITMA/CapeShoreNL)
KEYWORDS: rescue money sea ship storm wreck sailor
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
Roud #30314
RECORDINGS:
Caroline Brennan, "Jack Was A Sailor On Board A Whaler" (on ITMA/CapeShoreNL)
File: ITMAJWSW

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