We be three poor mariners (John Stafford Smith)

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(Posted 2021-03-22) CPDL #63622:

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-03-22). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 119 kB Copyright: Personal

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Title: We be three poor mariners
Composer: John Stafford Smith
Lyricist: ?Thomas Ravenscroft^{create page}

Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1799
Description: A glee inspired by Thomas Ravenscroft's setting of the same text in Deuteromelia, 1609.

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Original text and translations

English text

We be three poor mariners,
newly come from the seas;
We spend our lives in jeopardy
whiles others live at ease.
Shall we go dance the round a round, round
and shall we go dance the round a round, round?
And he that is a bully boy,
Come pledge me on the ground.

We care not for those martial men
that do our states disdain;
but we care for those merchantmen
that do our states maintain.
To them we dance this round a round, round,
to them we dance this round a round, round.
And he that is a bully boy,
come pledge me on this ground.