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| This song dates back to King Henry VIII's time. It was in Deuteromelia (1609) as one of King Henry's Mirth or Freemen's Songs. The tune is also a dance tune, possibly misnamed Brangill of Poictu in the Skene Manuscripts (circa 1630).* It also appeared later in Thomas D'Urfey's Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy (vol i, 1698 and 1707). |
We be three poor mariners Newly come from the seas; We spend our lives in jeopardy While others live at ease. Come let us dance the round, A round, a round Come let us dance the round, A round, a round And he that is a bully boy Come pledge me on this ground, A ground, a ground. We care not for these martial men That do our states disdain; But we care for those merchant men Who do our states maintain. To them we dance this round, A round, a round To them we dance the round, A round, a round And he that is a bully boy Come pledge me on this ground, A ground, a ground. |
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One Hundred Songs of England and *Popular Music of the Olden Time See Bibliography for full information. |
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