Sailor's Complaint, The (The True Character of a Purser of a Ship)

DESCRIPTION: "Of al the curst plagues that e'er fate did decree... There's none to compare with the purser, that evil Who'se worse than a jailer, a bum or a devil." He supplies rotten food. The sailor curses the purser in complex (and rather learned) ways
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1710 (broadside Douce Ballads 3(85b))
KEYWORDS: sailor hardtimes food curse
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Palmer-OxfordBookOfSeaSongs 31, "The Sailor's Complaint, or, the True Character of a Purser of a Ship" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #V23540
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Douce Ballads 3(85b), "The saylor's complaint: or, The true character of a purser of a ship, " W. Onley, London, 1689-1709
File: PaSe031

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