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Title
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Sailor boy
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Singer
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Puffet, John
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms: 'This I have met with in several versions, though the variations were not great. It is old and the air is very pleasant, well suited to the words of the piece. Obtained of John Puffet, Lechlade.
Williams, Alfred: WGS: 'This I have met with in several versions, though the variations were not great. It is old and the air is very pleasant. Obtained of John Puffet, Lechlade.
Note 2
In Verse 2, Line 2 the original text was:
Before five Queen's ships I chanced to meet,
In Verse 4, Line 3 the original text was:
There we lost sight of your sailor boy.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
