To the Man in the Chains

DESCRIPTION: A response to, or continuation of, The Leadsman's Lament." "To the man in the chains, Send an oilskin when it rains, And if it pleases You, Take me from the seaboat's crew."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: sailor hardtimes storm derivative
FOUND IN: Britain
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 30, "To the Man in the Chains" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Leadsman's Lament" (apparent preface to this song)
File: Tawn012

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