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I'll Set my Ship in Order

Date c. February 1960
Track ID 77117
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.151.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1960.150.151

Summary

The sailor returns to see his love and raps on her window. She is not sure it is him and refuses to ask her mother and father to let him in. She says her mother is asleep and her father will not admit him as he has a letter about the sailor's disgrace. He says he has never spoke ill of her but if he does not gain admittance he will go and never return. She finally decides to let him in, but he has returned to his ship and sailed away. She throws herself into the sea.

Item Notes

11 verses.

See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 4, pp. 158-173
Ord pp. 318-319

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Strichen

Language

English

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R402 GD792 LM4

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good