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The Banks of Newfoundland (II)
— The singer bids landsmen to "bless your happy lot," since they are safe from st…
Canada-I-O (The Wearing of the Blue; Caledonia)
— When her love goes to sea, a lady dresses as a sailor and joins (his or another…
The Convict's Return
— "It's just ten long years ago they dragged me from my wife...." Convicted of mu…
Courte Paille, La
— Canadian French: A sailing crew has been seven years at sea, and is starving. T…
The Dens of Ireland
— A young hunter accidentally kills a man. He is captured and faces the death pen…
The Fellow that Looks Like Me
— The singer is stopped and made to pay a bill he never incurred, then beaten up …
The Female Smuggler
— The smuggler's daughter dresses in men's clothes to serve her father. She fight…
Gallows
— A young man is to be hanged. His family and a clergyman contrive a few minutes …
Hang on the Bell
— "The scene is in a jailhouse; if the curfew rings tonight The guy in number 13 …
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…