Lustily, Lustily

DESCRIPTION: "Lustily, lustily, lustily, let us sail forth, The wind trim doth serve us, It blow at the north." The ship is well furnished. The mariners fear no enemies. The master "excelleth in skill." Their cans will be filled with wine, ale, beer
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1576 (from the play "Common Conditions," according to Palmer-OxfordBookOfSeaSongs; Stone-SeaSongsAndBallads dates the play c. 1570)
KEYWORDS: nonballad ship drink
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Palmer-OxfordBookOfSeaSongs, pp. 4-5, "Lustily, Lustily" (1 text)
Stone-SeaSongsAndBallads II, pp. 4-5, "Lustely Lustely" (1 text)
NOTES [47 words]: Palmer suggests that this "has a good whiff of salt, and may have been heard by the playwright [who is unknown] on a sea journey." I suggest Palmer look at some other folk songs to realize what they're like -- or else stay away from those "cans... filled with wine, ale and beer." - RBW
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