“Sailing, Sailing”

Description

Known mostly for the lines in the middle of the chorus: "Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main, For many a stormy wind shall blow ere Jack comes home again." About the "bold and free" life of the sailor, and his true heart, and his return home

Same tune

  • Sailing the Union Way (Greenway-AFP, p. 235)

References

  1. Silber-FSWB, p. 89, "Sailing Sailing" (1 text)
  2. Fuld-WFM, p. 483, "Sailing"
  3. DT, SLNGSLNG
  4. BI, FSWB089

About

Author: Godfrey Marks
Earliest date: 1880 (sheet music)