Grimsby Lads, The

DESCRIPTION: "Here's to the Grimsby lads out at the trawling," working all night on the sea. "They sail in the cold and the grey of the morning," heading to the cold waters of the North Sea, where they work eighteen hours a day. In ten days they will return
AUTHOR: John Conolly and Bill Meek
EARLIEST DATE: 1986 (Palmer-OxfordBookOfSeaSongs)
KEYWORDS: sailor fishing home hardtimes
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Palmer-OxfordBookOfSeaSongs 156, "The Grimsby Lads" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [35 words]: There is of course no hint at all that this is traditional. John Conolly is also responsible for "Fiddler's Green," which arguably has become traditional -- at least, people do learn it from oral tradition. - RBW
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