“Uncle Bill Teller”
Description
"Uncle Bill Teller died las' fall, Young maiden, where ye bound to? We jigged t'ree days an' niver got one, Across de Western Ocean." "Bill K is de divil fer fat, Hang to 'er, b'ys, hang to 'er." "Billy K. got a fine old bark."
Notes
Evidently a sealing parody of "Across the Western Ocean." - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Across the Western Ocean" (form, lyrics)
References
- Ryan/Small, p. 106, "Uncle Bill Teller" (1 text)
- BI, RySma106B