“I Will Sail the Salt Seas Over”
Description
"I will sail the salt seas over And the Shannon after me, For your equal in Loch Ray love Is rare to be seen. I would rather than a horse And a bridle for to steer That I ne'er mentioned the name of Loch Ray la she sheer"
Notes
The current description is all of the Creighton-SNewBrunswick fragment.
Creighton-SNewBrunswick: "The spelling of the last line ["Loch Ray la she sheer"] may be incorrect." - BS
References
- Creighton-SNewBrunswick 102, "I Will Sail the Salt Seas Over" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
- Roud #2776
- BI, CrSNB102.