Onward Christian Sailors

DESCRIPTION: "Onward Christian sailors, Scrub and wash your clothes. Where the dirties come from, Lord almighty known. I've got fourteen pieces And one hammock to scrub. But I cannot do it; Someone's got the tub... someone's pinched my soap"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: sailor clothes derivative theft
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, pp. 39-40, "Onward Christian Soldiers" (sic.) (1 text, tune referenced)
SAME TUNE:
cf. "Onward Christian Soldiers" (tune)
NOTES [39 words]: Although Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy officially gives this the title "Onward Christian Soldiers," I think this should be regarded as a typo (assimilation to the familiar); the text consistently says "Onward Christian Sailors." - RBW
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File: Tawn022

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