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Glory, glory Hallelujah, The teacher hit me with a ruler
No full textTaunt at teacher. Parody on John Brown Body/Battle Hymn of the Republic
To me jolly poker
No full textWork song - sung by fishermen when hauling in boats.Mercer: England (1969), p. 44; English (1955), p. 57; English (1959), p. 7; Greenleaf, p. 339; Reader (1968), p. 68; Hugill, p. 289
A big warship with her cannon
No full textMagistrate Morine from St. John's sent a warship, "The Cornwall", to Flat Island to arrest the men folk for making moonshine. Morine was so hated as a result that all votes went to Coaker the next election
How pleasant to roam by the sunny Suir stream
No full textThe banks of the river Suir always remind the singer of when he first met Maggie, the Rose of Mooncoin.No ref
Mend me boots me darling maid
No full textWork song - sometimes sung by fishermen.Annotation: no references available
He's the mighty man, he's the best man in the Bay
No full textAccount of hunting moose out of season.Annotation: no references
