That Dang Boat that First Took Me Over

DESCRIPTION: Paddy leaves Ireland for Scotland "where everything is free." His father and sweetheart are unhappy and his mother is sure he'll drown. There's a storm. He asks the captain to stop the ship so he can walk home. If he ever gets home he'll not roam again.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1900 (various broadsides typically titled "Bless the Boat that First Brought Me Over"); 1970 (Morton-FolksongsSungInUlster)
KEYWORDS: farewell home parting sea ship storm Ireland Scotland humorous
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Morton-FolksongsSungInUlster 29, "That Dang Boat that First Took Me Over" (1 text, 1 tune)
Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong, p. 144, "Bless the Boat that [First] Brought Me Over" (allusions only)
Roud #2907 and V14915
NOTES [37 words]: This sounds a bit like it might be a parody on one of the songs in which an Irishman goes to Scotland and falls in love. Examples of that type include "Paddy's Land" and "The Shamrock Shore (The Maid of Mullaghmore)." - RBW
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File: MorU029

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