Chanteys and Ballads

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. IT was in my youth and my early twenties, at a time when I was thoroughly mad for life and whetted keen in every nerve for picaresque adventure and a man''s romance at sea, that I went through the varied experiences from which finally sprang these songs and ballads.