“Once There Lived a Captain”
Description
A sea captain sails before he can marry. He returns and finds the girl has left her father's house for a nunnery. There he finds she has gone to an asylum. At the asylum he finds she died the previous night. At her side he kills himself with his sword.
Recordings
- Jean "Sauce" Driscoll, "The Sea Captain" (on IRTravellers01)
- John Reilly, "Once There Lived a Captain" (on Voice17)
References
- Roud #3376
- BI, RcOTLACa