“The Irish Rover”
Description
"In the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and six We set sail from the coal quay of Cork." The ship, with too many masts, too strange a crew, and too unusual a cargo, sinks on its own improbabilities; only the singer is left to tell the tall tale
Cross references
- cf. "Katey of Lochgoil" (theme)
References
- DT, IRSHROVR*
- Roud #4379
- BI, DTirshro