Lordy Edgcumbe Good and Great

DESCRIPTION: "Lordy Edgcumbe, god and great, Open wide the Ha'penny Gate, While the soldiers go through free, Sailors pay a 'ha'penny. Lord Mount Edgcumbe, lord divine, All the hakey fish are thine, All the fishes in the sea... belong to thee."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: sailor money derivative
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 61, "Lordy Edgcume Good and Great" (1 text with many variants, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (tune)
File: Tawn044

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