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SCHOONER TOW SONG
WE LEAVES DETROIT BEHIND US,
WE SETS OUR CANVAS TIGHT;
THE TUG SLOWS UP AND CASTS US OFF,
OLD ERIE HEAVES IN SIGHT}
SO WE WATCH OUR TILLER CLOSER,
WE KEEPS OUR SHEET ROPES CLEAR;
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS STIDDY WIND
ALONG LAKE ERIE HERE.
Submitter comment: CIRCA 1890
Where learned: GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECKS ; SURVIVALS ; PAGE 133
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Admiration Praise Adulation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Work |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.