THE HAPPY SAILOR
Sung by: Unknown

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Come tell of your ship, and what is her name;
Oh, tell me, happy sailor.
Come tell of your captain, and what is his fame;
Oh, tell me, happy sailor.
She's the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu,
And her captain Judah's lion, hallelujah.
She's the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu,
And her captain Judah's lion, hallelujah.

[Note: This is followed by two unidentified sacred harp pieces, which are largely incomprehensible: "Pilgrim" and "Idumea First" (first stanza).]

All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted

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