Plainte du Capitaine, La (The Captain's Lament) — French. A wind blows the ship off course. The captain climbs the mainmast and f… The Poor Hard-Working Man — "I have to work so very hard To keep my family. There's eleven children and my … The Poor Hard-Working Man — "I have to work so very hard To keep my family. There's eleven children and my … Poor Lonely Widow — The "poor lonely widow" reports that "Three husbands I've had but they're all d… The Poor Old Couple — "There was an old couple, and they were poor." The wife is afraid to stay alon… Poor Parker — The singer laments, "Ye gods above, protect us widows!" She recalls her husband… The Protestant Maid — A Protestant maid marries a Catholic who has a priest help convince her to conv… The Protestant Maid — A Protestant maid marries a Catholic who has a priest help convince her to conv… Quand j'etais fille de quinze ans (When I Was a Fifteen Year Old Girl) — French. When I was a girl all the boys came to my house to laugh and go to the … The Railroad Boomer — "Come and gather all around me, listen to my tale of woe... Take a tip from one…