“On Board the Bugaboo”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1965 (OLochlainn-More)
Found in: Ireland
Description
Singer joins the Bugaboo at the James's Street canal. They "plow the raging surf ... to get a full load of turf." In a storm the captain, smoking in bed, starts a fire. The helmsman, asleep, lets the fire burn. The ship sinks with 1000 sods and 60000 men
Cross references
- cf. "The E-ri-e" (theme) and references there
References
- OLochlainn-More 17A, "On Board the Bugaboo" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #9775
- BI, OLcM017A
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