Cruise of the Bouncing Sally, The

DESCRIPTION: "The boat has slipped her moorings, The mules have whisked their tails." The Bouncing Sally sails on the Schuylkill. "Chief" Bangs works with the mules. They see a "phantom vessel" "With a phantom crew to man her." The ghost boat drifts away
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1949 (Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends)
KEYWORDS: canal ship travel animal ghost
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 284-285, "The Cruise of the Bouncing Sally" (1 text)
Roud #7740
File: KPL284

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