Sophie's First Trip, The

DESCRIPTION: "I suppose that you remember when the Sophie she was new, And Johnny Buddy Antie hoped to go mate on her crew." Antie requests the job, but is rejected. He apparently is hired in a lesser job, but mishandles the sails (?) and now will never be mate
AUTHOR: (credited to John Brown of Goderich, Ontario)
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (collected by Walton from Norman MacIvor)
KEYWORDS: sailor ship
FOUND IN: Canada(Ont)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Walton/Grimm-Windjammers-SongsOfTheGreatLakesSailors, pp. 96-97, "The Sophie's First Trip" (1 text, rather damaged)
Roud #19851
File: WGM096

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