Steamer Wyoming, The

DESCRIPTION: "Come all ye joky seamen, Now, as it's getting late, And I'll sing you my experiance On a bad package freight." Sailing on the Wyoming "almost proved my ruin": The captain is mean, the mates ruinous, and the rest of the crew unfit for their tasks
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1952 (collected from John E. Hayes by Walton)
KEYWORDS: ship sailor hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Walton/Grimm-Windjammers-SongsOfTheGreatLakesSailors, p. 112, "The Steamer Wyoming" (1 short text)
Roud #19893
File: WGM112A

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