Soldiers & sailors
Jack tar, or the green bed empty
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| English ballads > Soldiers & sailors > Jack tar, or the green bed empty |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74892472 |
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| Description | Two ballads. Jack tar, or The green bed empty - first line reads: Come listen awhile and I'll tell you a story concerning of one. The butcher and the tailor's wife - first line reads: There was a wealthy tailor. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.1919 |
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| Description | Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust. |
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