by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Song of the three mariners
Language: English
We be three poor mariners, Newly come from the seas; We spend our lives in jeopardy, While others live in ease. Shall we go dance the round, the round, Shall we go dance the round; And he that is a bully boy, Come pledge me on this ground. We care not for those martial men That do our states disdain; But we care for the merchantmen Who do our states maintain. To them we dance this round, around, To them we dance this round; And he that is a bully boy, Come pledge me on this ground.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Herbert) Hamilton Harty, Sir (1879 - 1941), "Song of the three mariners", 1907. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2015-06-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 97