All Things Are Quite Silent — The singer's lover is taken from their bed by a pressgang; she begs them to spa… Bonny, Bonny — The singer, or his love, recalls his beautiful home and situation. But now he h… Captain Bover — "Where hae ye been, ma canny hinny, Where hae ye been, ma winsome man? I've bee… Cruel Was the Press Gang — "Oh! cruel was the press-gang That took my love from me; Oh! cruel was the litt… Disguised Sailor (The Sailor's Misfortune and Happy Marriage; The Old Miser) — When a girl's father cannot talk her out of marrying a sailor, the father has t… Early, Early in the Spring — The singer is (pressed and) sent to sea. (He writes to his true love, but her f… Female Rambling Sailor — "Come all you people far and near And listen to my ditty" of a girl who disguis… Here's the Tender Coming — "Here's the tender coming, Pressing all the men, Oh! dear, hinny, What shall we… The Jolly Plowboy (Little Plowing Boy; The Simple Plowboy) — A plowboy and a rich girl fall in love. When the girl's father finds out, he se… The Lowlands of Holland — A young couple are parted (when the young man is taken away to sea). While in s…