Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land
SONGS OF THE SEA
AND
LAYS OF THE LAND
SONGS OF THE SEA
AND
LAYS OF THE LAND
CHARLES GODFREY LELAND
LONDON
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
1895
PREFACE
Among the songs in this collection are the Brand New Ballads already known more or less to the public, several of them having an American newspaper circulation, while a few are given at times in public readings; since I have learned, for example, that “In Nevada” was one of the stock-pieces of Mr. Clifford Harrison. They now reappear amended and with additions.
Charles Godfrey Leland
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CONTENTS
THE OLD TAVERN
EL CAPITAN GENERAL
UNCLE SAM
MOTHER CAREY
THE BIRD CREW
DAVY JONES
ONE, TWO, THREE
LA BELLA STREGA
THE BEAUTIFUL WITCH
THE WITCH’S BOX
THE MERMAID
THE MERMAN
THE WIZARD FINN
CHARLEY BUFF
BOLD ROBIN ROVER
TIME FOR US TO GO
THE MUSQUITO
STAND FROM UNDER!
NEAR HAVANNA
THE SPANISH SAILOR’S SONG
THE LOVER TO THE SAILOR
GREEN CORN AND POTATOES
THE SAILOR’S FAREWELL
MACKEREL SIGNS
TRUE BLUE
THE STORY OF SAMUEL JACKSON
THE DANDY SHIP
JACK OF ALL TRADES
THE GIRL-WIND
THE RISE AND FALL OF GLORYVILLE
IN THE WRONG BOX
THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN OLD MAN
CARRYING COALS
CAREY, OF CARSON
JOSEPHI IN BENICIA
THE STORY OF A LIE
THE LEGEND OF SAINT ANTHONY
MELODRAMNATION
A TALE OF IDAHO
A CALIFORNIAN ROMANCE
THE STORY OF MR. SCROPER, ARCHITECT
THAT INTERESTIN’ BOY
MISS MILES, THE TELEGRAPH GIRL
AN AMERICAN COCK-TALE
IN NEVADA
THE PHILANTHROPIC CLUB
THE COLOURED FORTUNE-HUNTER
BALLAD OF THE FOXES
THE MASHER
ARIZONA JOHN
THE BALLAD OF CHARITY
MULTUM IN PARVO
THE ORGANIST OF BERGAMO
THE GOTH AND THE PIGEON
REFLECTIONS IN A PRINTING-OFFICE
APPENDIX
ORBUS IN TACTU MAINET.—P. 2
TIME FOR US TO GO.—P. 64
SAMUEL JACKSON.—P. 99
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