Lass That Loves a Sailor (II -- The Standing Toast)

DESCRIPTION: "The moon on the ocean was dimm'd by a ripple, Affording a chequer'd delight," On a Saturday night, the sailors toast their loves, or the king, or whatnot, "But the standing toast that pleased the most" is to the ship "And the lass that loves a sailor."
AUTHOR: Charles Dibdin (1745-1815)
EARLIEST DATE: before 1813 (various Bodleian broadsides)
KEYWORDS: love drink sailor nonballad
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Stone-SeaSongsAndBallads XV, "The Standing Toast" (1 text)
Frank-JollySailorsBold 218, "The Lass that Loves a Sailor" (1 text plus a fragment, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #5/72, p. 68 and #5/64, p. 52, "The Lass that Loves a Sailor" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: T. Dibdin, _Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin_, (London: John Murray, 1841) (available on Google Books), p. 167, "The Standing Toast" ("The moon on the ocean was dimm'd by a ripple") (1 text)
Roud #31350
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 25(1083), "The lass that loves a sailor," J. Evans (London), 1780-1812; Firth c.13(119), "The lass that loves a sailoe, "J. Pitts (London) 1802-1819; also Firth c.13(120)=Harding B 16(126c), Firth c.13(219), "The lass that loves a sailor," J. Catnach (London), 1813-1838; also Harding B 11(2663), "The lass that loves a sailor," J. Harkness (Preston), 1840-1886; also Harding B 11(1861), "The lass that loves a sailor," H. Such (London), 1863-1885
NOTES [42 words]: The evidence that this song is traditional is very thin, but it has been printed so many times that Steve Roud gave it a number, and I'm including it for consistency.
For more on probable author Charles Dibdin, see the notes to "Blow High Blow Low." - RBW
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