Limey Sailor Song

DESCRIPTION: "For they came over the bounding main To fight their battles here.... They came the crown to stay, to save... but wimmen it was that ruint them all.... But there's no reason we should die for the want of a little liquor."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Niles/Moore-SongsMyMotherNeverTaughtMe)
KEYWORDS: drink sailor battle
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Niles/Moore-SongsMyMotherNeverTaughtMe, pp. 131-134, "Limey Sailor Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #27886
File: NiMo131

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