“The Trader”
Description
The singer tells of the wreck of the Trader, bound from Galway to London. A dream warns the Captain of disaster. A storm blows up; the rudder is wrecked; the ship goes aground; seven of the crew are drowned. The singer hopes they will be remembered
Cross references
- cf. "Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon" (tune)
References
- SHenry H11, pp. 110-111, "The Trader" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #2952
- BI, HHH011