“Paddy West”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1951
Found in: US(MA) Britain(England)
Description
The singer stops at Paddy West's (boarding)-house. Paddy offers him a (bad) meal and induces him to go to sea. Paddy assures the recruit is qualified by sending him three times "around the horn" of a cow and having him furl the royal of the window blind
Notes
Hugill claimed Paddy West was a real person, living probably on Great Howard Street in Liverpool. But he offers no further details. For the not-very-savory history of boarding masters in general, see the notes to "Dixie Brown" [Laws D7]. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Davy Faa (Remember the Barley Straw)" (tune)
- cf. "Tramps and Hawkers" (tune)
References
- Doerflinger, pp. 113-114, "Paddy West" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Hugill, pp. 335-336, "Paddy West" (1 text, 1 tune) [AbEd, pp. 250-251]
- DT, PADWEST*
- Roud #3092
- BI, Doe113
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