“Fare Thee Well, My Dearest Dear”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1904
Found in: Britain(England(South))
Description
The singer bids farewell to his love, telling her he must go to sea to obtain riches. She replies that life without him is miserable, so she dresses as a man and accompanies him. A day out of London the ship sinks. She is drowned; he survives to mourn.
Cross references
- cf. "Farewell, Charming Nancy"
- cf. "Farewell, Sweet Mary"
- cf. "The Paisley Officer (India's Burning Sands)" [Laws N2]
References
- Vaughan Williams/Lloyd, p. 38, "Fare Thee Well, My Dearest Dear" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #1035
- BI, VWL038
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