The Night Before Larry Was Stretched — "The night before Larry was stretched (hanged), the boys all paid him a visit."… Plainte du Capitaine, La (The Captain's Lament) — French. A wind blows the ship off course. The captain climbs the mainmast and f… Plainte du Capitaine, La (The Captain's Lament) — French. A wind blows the ship off course. The captain climbs the mainmast and f… A Rich Irish Lady (The Fair Damsel from London; Sally and Billy; The Sailor from Dover; Pretty Sally; etc.) — Sally at first scorns a suitor, then changes her mind and calls for him. She ad… A Rich Irish Lady (The Fair Damsel from London; Sally and Billy; The Sailor from Dover; Pretty Sally; etc.) — Sally at first scorns a suitor, then changes her mind and calls for him. She ad… The Sailor Cut Down in His Prime — The singer sees one of his shipmates "wrapped up in flannel yet colder than cla… The Sailor Cut Down in His Prime — The singer sees one of his shipmates "wrapped up in flannel yet colder than cla… The Sailor's Grave — "Our bark was far, oh, far from land, When the fairest of our gallant band Grew… Saint James Infirmary — Big Joe McKennedy is in the bar, reporting that he "went down to St. James Infi… See That My Grave Is Kept Clean — Singer, dying, asks that his grave be kept clean, that his grave be dug with a …