“Lower the Boat Down”
Description
Halyard shanty. "There's only one thing grieves me. Ch: Oh, lower the boat down! It's my poor wife and baby, Ch: Oh, lower the boat down."
Cross references
- cf. "Roll the Cotton Down" (similar tune)
References
- Colcord, p. 63, "Lower the Boat Down" (1 single-verse fragment)
- Hugill, p. 158-159, "Lower the Boat Down" (1 fragment, quoted from Colcord)
- BI, Colc063