Three Pirates

DESCRIPTION: "Three pirates came to London town, yo ho, yo ho! (x2) Three pirates came... to see the King put on his crown, Yo ho, ye lubbers...." They come to an inn, ask for drink, and ask about his daughter -- is she pretty and will she marry (one of) them
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Thompson-BodyBootsAndBritches-NewYorkStateFolktales)
KEYWORDS: pirate drink royalty courting
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Thompson-BodyBootsAndBritches-NewYorkStateFolktales, pp. 43-44, "(no title)" (1 text)
Tobitt-TheDittyBag, p. 76, "Three Pirates" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" (tune, lyrics) and references there
File: TNY043

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