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The Happy Sailor 388
Tune: Arranged by Benjamin Franklin White, 1859
Alto: Miss Minnie Floyd, 1902
Lyrics: Bryan’s Songster’s Companion, 1837
Meter: Irregular
Come tell of your ship and what is her name?
O tell me, happy sailor!
Come tell of your Captain and what is His fame?
O tell me, happy sailor!
Chorus:
She’s the old ship of Zion, hallelu! hallelu!
And her captain, Judah’s Lion, hallelujah.
Come tell of your crew, from whence do they come?
O tell me, happy sailor!
And why did you lead them away from their home?
O tell me, happy sailor!
(Chorus)