“Boney”
Description
Napoleon's story in the space of a shanty: "Boney was a warrior, Way up! A warrior and a tarrier, John Francois!" He fights the Russians, comes to Waterloo, is defeated, goes to Saint Helena, and dies
Historical references
- 1812- Napoleon's Russian campaign
- 1815- Battle of Waterloo
- 1821- Death of Napoleon on Saint Helena
References
- Doerflinger, pp. 6-7, "Boney" (2 texts, 1 tune)
- Bone, p. 42, "Boney" (1 partial text, 1 tune)
- Shay-SeaSongs, p. 29, "Boney" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Colcord, pp. 40-41, "Boney" (1 text, 1 tune plus 1 fragment of "Jean Francois")
- Harlow, pp. 27-28, "John Francois (Boney Was a Warrior)" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Hugill, pp. 445-446, 448 "Boney," "Hilonday" (2 English and 1 French text, 2 tune) [AbrEd, pp. 333-335]
- Sharp-EFC, XLIX, p. 54, "Bonny Was a Warrior" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Darling-NAS, p. 310, "Boney" (1 text)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 88, "Boney Was A Warrior" (1 text)
- DT, BONEYNAP*
- ADDITIONAL: Captain John Robinson, "Songs of the Chantey Man," a series published July-August 1917 in the periodical _The Bellman_ (Minneapolis, MN, 1906-1919)." Boney was a Warrior" is in Part 4, 8/4/1917.
- Roud #485
- BI, Doe006