Boat That Took Me Over, The

DESCRIPTION: Paddy leaves his mother, father, and Judy, and takes a ship to America. The trip is so rough, the food so bad, he says "stop the ship and I'll walk." If he ever gets home "no more would I roam"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1870? (Moulden-ThousandsAreSailing)
KEYWORDS: emigration farewell home separation parting travel sea ship food ordeal hardtimes America Ireland family father mother lover brother sister
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Moulden-ThousandsAreSailing, pp. 24-25, "The Boat That Took Me Over" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #2907
File: MTAS024

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