@BFisichella According to Wikipedia "An earlier version of the Ballad is found in the Stationers’ Register for January 14, 1595 ". Anyway, I don't think think there is a "settled/fixed" version as such. It is a traditional song, with different divergent versions depending on when and where they have been written down, and why and circumstances. The version here is "Elizabethian" with very little of the shanty or sailors' song,
@oldcrispy49 The mid-60s, that's when my dad acquired his first tape recorder - I was only a little boy but I remember him playing again and again these sea tunes and songs and English and Scottish ballads he had taped from programs on Danish radio. With the advent of CD re-issues and the iTunes store I got busy searching ....there are only a few now I haven't re-discovered. The tape was too close to a powerful magnet many years ago :(
What year was this song written?
BFisichella 4 months ago
@BFisichella According to Wikipedia "An earlier version of the Ballad is found in the Stationers’ Register for January 14, 1595 ". Anyway, I don't think think there is a "settled/fixed" version as such. It is a traditional song, with different divergent versions depending on when and where they have been written down, and why and circumstances. The version here is "Elizabethian" with very little of the shanty or sailors' song,
steffenLarsen54 4 months ago
@steffenLarsen54 Ok cool, thanks!
BFisichella 4 months ago
Cool song ! the pic is also fine. Great upload, thanks ! :))
MultiCathy1 11 months ago
I used to sing this song when I was in elementary school music class way back in 1965 or 1966. Sure brings back the memories.
oldcrispy49 1 year ago
@oldcrispy49 The mid-60s, that's when my dad acquired his first tape recorder - I was only a little boy but I remember him playing again and again these sea tunes and songs and English and Scottish ballads he had taped from programs on Danish radio. With the advent of CD re-issues and the iTunes store I got busy searching ....there are only a few now I haven't re-discovered. The tape was too close to a powerful magnet many years ago :(
steffenLarsen54 9 months ago
@SharkBait937
Good luck :-)
steffenLarsen54 1 year ago