Music Of The Waters - online book

Sailors' Chanties, Songs Of The Sea, Boatmen's, Fishermen's,
Rowing Songs, & Water Legends with lyrics & sheet music

	Music of the Waters.	75
	The first man that John Dory did meet, Was good King John of France a ! John Dory conn'd well of his courtesie, But fell down in a trance a. A pardon, a pardon, my liege and my king; For my merry men and for me a ; And all the churles in merrie England, I'll bring them all bound to thee a. Sir Nichol was then a Cornish man, A little beside Boligde a ; And he mann'd forth a good blacke barke, With fiftie good oares on a side a. Run up, my boy, unto the main-top, And looke what thou canst spie a ; Who, oh ! a goodly ship I do see, I trow it be John Dory a. They hoist their sailes both top and top, The mizen and all was tride a ; And every man stood to his lot, Whatever should betide a. The roaring canons then were plide, And dub a dub went the drumme a ; The braying trumpets loudly cride, To 'courage both all and some a. The grappling hooks were brought at length, The browne bill and the sword a ; John Dory at length, for all his strength, Was clapt fast under board a."