Come to the Spare Crew

DESCRIPTION: "Come to the Spare Crew, make no delay, Come to the Spare Crew, two bob a day, Sitting on the messdeck, nothing else to do...." "Joyful, joyful, will the Spare Crew be When the boats have all pushed off to sea." The regular crew don't want them
AUTHOR: unknown (music by George F. Root)
EARLIEST DATE: 1958 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: sailor navy derivative
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 117, "Come to the Spare Crew" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Come to the Savior" (tune)
File: Tawn088

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