“A Sealer's Reply to His Wife”
Description
"Now that March month has come, And spring's in the air, The old seals are swimming Up North to their lair... So Maggie my darling I must leave you alone." The old sealer explains to his wife the lure of the seal hunt, and promises to stay home someday
Notes
Explained as a 60-year-old sealer's answer when his wife tried to keep him from going to the ice. - RBW
References
- Ryan/Small, p. 153, "A Sealer's Reply to His Wife" (1 text)
- BI, RySm153