“The Eastern Light”

Description

A sailor, having spent his money on a drunken spree, ships on board the "Eastern Light," fishing on the Grand Banks. The captain drives the crew hard until they are forced to return to Gloucester

Notes

[According to the Digital Tradition,] the year is 1873 -- 1863 [according to] Doyle3 -- and Eastern Light was built in 1866. - BS

References

1. Laws D11, "The Eastern Light"
2. Doyle3, pp. 63-64, "Banks of Newfoundland" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Greenleaf/Mansfield 117, "Song about the Fishing Banks" (1 text)
4. Peacock, pp. 105-106, "The Banks of Newfoundland" (1 text, 1 tune)
5. Blondahl, p. 63, "The Banks of Newfoundland" (1 text, 1 tune)
6. DT 820, EASTRNLT
7. Roud #2235
8. BI, LD11