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Short Title Mermaid, 1798 
Title Mermaid, The 
Pages 82 
Publisher Harrisson, J. 
Location RPB MF 3048.7 
Date 1798 
Place New York 
Data Place RPB MF 3048.7 
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Sailor's life's a life of woe, A  5-7 
With timbers green from childhood's dock  7-9 
From aloft the sailor looks around 
Life is chequer'd, toil and pleasure  9-10 
Go patter to lubbers and swabs d' ye see  10-12 
When Jack parted from me, to plough the salt deep  12-13 
What cheer my dear Poll---didn't I tell you as how  13-15 
Poor Jack, whose gay heart kept his spirits aloft  15-17 
When last honest Jack, of whose fate I now sing  17-18 
I'm a brisk jolly tar, and just going to sea  18-19 
Two real tars whom duty call'd  20 
Wind was hush'd, the storm was over, The  21 
Tar's a jolly tar that can hand, reef, and steer, The  22-23 
If bold and brave thou canst not bear  23-24 
Avert yon omen, gracious Heav'n!  24-25 
To ask wou'd you come for to go  25-27 
Jack dances and sings, and is always content  27 
Bold Jack the sailor here I come  28-29 
While high the foaming surges rise  29-30 
Would you hear a sad story of woe  30-31 
I was the pride of all the Thames  31-32 
Tight lads have I sail'd with, but none e'er so sightly  33-34 
I sing the hardy seaman's praise  34-36 
I was, d' ye see, a waterman  36-38 
In storms when clouds obscure the sky  38-39 
Come loose ev'ry sail to the breeze  39 
Sweet Poll of Plymouth was my dear  40 
When Edward first heard Poll of Plymouth was dead  41 
Jack Ratlin was the ablest seaman  42 
Moon had climb'd the highest hill, The  42-43 
When it is night, and the midwatch is come  44 
Topsails shiver in the wind, The  44-45 
No topsails shiver in the wind  45-46 
That girl who fain wou'd chuse a mate  46-47 
Thus, my boys, our anchor's weigh'd  47-48 
As you mean to set sail for the land of delight  48-49 
Wand'ring sailor ploughs the main, The  49-50 
When Britain first, at Heav'n's command  50-51 
Plague of those musty old lubbers, A  51-52 
I sail'd in the good ship Kitty  53 
While up the shrouds the sailor goes  53-54 
Blow high, blow low, let tempests tear  54-55 
My bonny sailor's won my mind  55-56 
Life's like a sea in constant motion  56-57 
When my money was gone that I gain'd in the wars  57-58 
While o'er the raging, roaring seas  58 
How pleasant a sailor's life passes  59 
Wind blew hard, the sea ran high, The  60-61 
When first we hear the boatswain's bray  61-62 
Wind blew a blast from the northward, The  62-63 
'Twas in the good ship Rover  63-64 
Here's a nice new bow wow  64-65 
Smiling grog is the sailor's best hope  67-68 
All in the Downs the fleet was moor'd  68-69 
Gallant sailor oft you told me  70-71 
Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna  71-72 
I sail'd from the downs in the Nancy  72-73 
Cease, rude Boreas, blust'ring railer  74-76 
For our country, when with fav'ring gale  76-77 
I that once was a plough boy, a sailor am now  77-79 
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