“The Schooner Kandahar”
Description
The Kandahar's trip starts out happily, but then the vessel springs a small leak and runs into a smallpox epidemic. Despite a threat of quarantine, the ship reaches the Indies, then has a quiet trip back to Nova Scotia
Notes
This song is item dD42 in Laws's Appendix II. - RBW
Historical references
- 1896 - Voyage of the Kandahar
References
- Doerflinger, pp. 196-198, "The Schooner Kandahar" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #4085
- BI, Doe196