“The Loss of the Royal Charter”
Description
The singer tells of a shipwreck near Ireland. 400 passengers sail from Melbourne and are approaching home (and have already dropped off some passengers) when a storm hits. The singer describes the storm, the wreck, and the deaths
Notes
Curiously, this song is a first-person account of a passenger on the _Charter_, and yet it says that "all on board would meet a watery grave." - RBW
Broadsides
- Bodleian, Firth c.12(95), "Loss of the Royal Charter," unknown, no date
References
- SHenry H623, pp. 109-110, "The Loss of the Royal Charter" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #9040
- BI, HHH623