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Lottie Grey, Sambro Creek, Nova Scotia, September 1950

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ack the Sailor - Mrs. Lottie Grey [1:18]
AC: 2289 - MF NO: 289.342

Recorded: Sambro Creek, September, 1950.

O come all my pretty fair maids,
That walks London streets,
Beware of those females you chance for to meet,
They’ll come ‘round you and coax you,
And ask you to buy,
Some of their good liquor called - strong bung your eye.

And sing fol the diddle airo,
Sing whack fol the day.

O Jack takes up his basket,
And away he did go,
When he opened the basket,
He heard a child cry,
Rolled up in a blanket,
Called - strong bung your eye.

Now to get this child christened,
Straightway, Jack he went,
Saying, “What is his name?”,
The parson did say.
“Bung your eye”, said the sailor.
“Oh, that’s a bold name!”
“Damn your eye”, said the sailor,
“A bold way he came,
For instead of good liquor,
I chanced for to buy,
Rolled up in a blanket,
called - young bung your eye.”

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from The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents: Songs of the Sea, released May 24, 2023

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Helen Creighton Folklore Society Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Honoring folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989), who collected and published traditional music and lore of Maritime Canada. The mandate of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society is to encourage and promote work that reflects the diverse folk culture of the Maritimes as exemplified by the work begun by Dr. Creighton. For more information visit our website at: www.helencreighton.org. ... more

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