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| | | | Page 00138 : Down in the Meadows [song text] Roderick Enderson (contributor), The Royal Alfred, Belvedere, London, 1928 |
| | Item Summary | | | Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS p. 00138 |
Scope and Content Notes | First line | As I was a walking down the street |
| 'A spirited capstan chantey with a swinging melodious air, does not occur in any collections that I have examined'. |
Contextual Notes | Born in USA; first shipped 1871; transferred to British ships in 1885. Learned shanty from old cockney, named Blumire, sixty years old. |
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