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Series I : Original Collection Materials, 1928 - 1972
 Box 4 : Ballads - Index and Texts, Volume 2
 Folder 82 : Ballads Index and Texts - B
 

Page 07131 : The Golden Vanity [song text] George Simpson (contributor), 15 Strathmartin Road, Dundee, Scotland

Item Summary

Formatsong text
TitleThe Golden Vanity
ContributorGeorge Simpson
Index NameSimpson, George
Place15 Strathmartin Road, Dundee, Scotland
Reference Code AFC 1972/001, MS p. 07131

Scope and Content Notes

Genre song - Child ballad
First lineI've got a ship that sails on the sea

5 stanzas
Type NumbersChild 286, The Sweet Trinity Child 286, The Golden Vanity

Contextual Notes

From a seaman, forty years ago.

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