Not strictly a shanty, this Irish song tells the all-too-familiar tale of a sailor and his lover, the latter being abandoned when the sea calls the young man away after their liaison.
credits
from The Falmouth Fish,
released June 1, 2013
Sung by Dan O'Shea with the Falmouth Fish Sea Shanty Collective
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