Name: Poor Old Man - 1:21
Duration: P00H01M24S
Description: Yarmouth Sea Captains, Yarmouth Nova Scotia, 1943., Lead singer Arthur Hilton, other singers E. Manning, R. Goudey, N. Larkin, E. Nickerson, A. McKinnon, H. Trefry (average age of singers 75 at time of recording.)

Poor Old Man - 1:21

from The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents: Songs of the Sea by Varouos tradition bearers and informants

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Yarmouth Sea Captains, Yarmouth Nova Scotia, 1943., Lead singer Arthur Hilton, other singers E. Manning, R. Goudey, N. Larkin, E. Nickerson, A. McKinnon, H. Trefry (average age of singers 75 at time of recording.)

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Poor Old Man - Yarmouth Sea Captains - Lead singer; Arthur Hilton [1:21]
AC: 2241 - MF NO: 289.108

Recorded: Yarmouth, 1943. [See note for #2]

I say old man your horse will die,
And I say so, and I know so,
I say old man your horse will die,
Oh poor old man.

And if he dies we will tan his hide,
And I say so, and I know [hope] so,
And if he dies we will tan his hide,
Oh poor old man.

And if he lives we’ll ride him again,
And I say so, and I know [hope] so,
And if he lives we’ll ride him again,
Oh poor old man.

We’ll hoist him at the main yard arm,
And I say so, and I know [hope] so,
We’ll hoist him at the main yard arm,
Oh poor old man.

And now he’s dead we’ll bury him deep,
And I say so, and I know [hope] so,
And now he’s dead we’ll bury him deep,
Oh poor old man.

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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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