Or smother in the deep;
All this I do for a sailor’s sake,
Whilst losing of my sleep.
‘Here is a token, bold mariners,
A token of good will,
And if ever that you come this way,
’Tis here you’ll find me still.’
British Museum, 11621. b. 13 (15).
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The Glasgow Lasses Garland, the second piece, British Museum, 11621. c. 3 (68). “Newcastle, 1765?”