Tender's Hold, The (While Landsmen Wander)

DESCRIPTION: "Whilst landsmen wander uncontrolled, And boast the rights of freedmen," the seamen suffer on a tender. The sailors wonder what has become of their rights. They have been torn away from their families. People's claims of freedom are vain
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1986 (Palmer-OxfordBookOfSeaSongs)
KEYWORDS: political sailor nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Palmer-OxfordBookOfSeaSongs 74, "Song" (1 text)
Roud #V41847
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 25(1920), "The Tender's Hold," unknown, n.d.
File: PaSe074

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