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School: Straboe (roll number 12934)

Location:
Straboe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Cormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 124

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  1. Traditional Song - Sailor Jack

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    I
    I am a jolly Sailor that lately came from sea.
    And coming home the other day
    My friends all for to see.
    II
    And coming home the other day
    A girl I chanced to meet
    Who asked me for to dance with her
    Down George's Barrack Street.
    III
    Says I my handsome fair maid
    I cannot dance so well
    For I belong to Vicarstown
    It is there my parents dwell.
    IIII
    I am seven years a sailor bold
    And saved up fifty pounds
    And my friends are all expecting [me?]
    To night in Vicarstown.
    V
    Then as you cannot dance so well
    Perhaps you will have a treat. [you'll?]
    take a glass of Brandy.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Lalor
    Gender
    Female