Leadsman's Lament, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh Lord, when I am in the chains, Stop me from knocking out my brains, Send me an oilskin when it rains, And a smart relief. For sad and weary is my lot." When the singer gets to go off-watch and out of the weather, "I'll show them all."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: sailor hardtimes storm
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 29, "The Landsman's Lament" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "To the Man in the Chains" (response to this song)
File: Tawn011

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