Ship's Carpenter (The)
Source:
LaRena Clark
Composer:
Trad.
Region:
South Central
Circa:
1800-1849
Year:
1960
LaRena sings "The Ship's Carpenter"
One of best-known of the old broadside murder ballads. Not a happy song. (Transcription from The book "A Family Heritage", by Edith Fowke and Jay Rahn.) The full lyrics are at the bottom of the page.
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