 ... aloft. Tom never from his word departed, His virtues were so rare; His friends were many and true-hearted, His Poll was kind and fair: And then he'd sing so blithe and jolly; Ah, many's the time and oft! But mirth is turned to melancholy, For Tom...  The Musical Banquet of Choice Songs - Page 751790 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...oft! But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, . For Tom is gone aloft ! Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands, Shall give, to...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who .kings and tars dispatches, In vain Tom's life has doff'd : . For though his body 's under hatches, His soul is gone... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - English ballads and songs - 1803 - 228 pages
...Biit mirth is'turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weatlier, When he who all commands' Shall give, (to call' life's...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and' tars dispatches, In vain Tom's life has doff'd: For tho' his bodyvs under hatches, His soul is gone aloft.'... | |
 | Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pages
...Ah ! many's the time and oft ! ?«t mirth is turn'd to melancholy,,Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands, Shall give, to...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars dispatches^ In vain Tom's life has doff'd : For though his body's under hatches, His soul is gone aloft.... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pages
...melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands, ShaU give, to call life's crew together, The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars despatches, In vain Tom's life has dofTd ; For, tho' his body's under hatches, His soul is gone aloft.... | |
 | England - 1829 - 1008 pages
...soft ; Faithful below he did his duty, And now he's gone aloft. 1 Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He, who all commands, Shall give, to...word to pipe all hands : Thus Death, who kings and tan dispatches, Ih vain Tom's life has doflT'd, For though his body's under hatches, His soul is gone... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1821 - 154 pages
...and oft ! But mirth is turned to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands, Shall give, to'...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars despatches, In vain Tom's life has doffed, For though his body's under hatches, His soiu is gone aloft... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1872 - 1120 pages
...he, ' sleep the sleep that knows no waking, until, as the pote Dibdin s»ys,' says the Doctor — " ' When He, who all commands, Shall give to call life's crew together The word to pipe all hands. "'Ah,' says Uncle Joe, who had become grave and thoughtful; 'my poor wife were troubled in the flesh... | |
 | Military art and science - 1833 - 594 pages
...medals — what a number of good spoons are spoilt !) — it will never shine on any other " 'Till HK who all commands Shall give, to call life's crew together, The word to pipe all bands." SCENES AND SPORTS IN THE DECCAV. THE following pages may perhaps give the fire-side readers... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1834 - 480 pages
...and oft ! But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall Poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands Shall give, to call life's crew together, The word to pipe all hands : ТЛ it 1_ - !_• . 1 . His soul is gone aloft. MISS BAILEY'S GHOST. THE dog had ceas'd to bark,... | |
 | Songs - 1835 - 320 pages
...and oft! But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands, Shall give, to...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars despatches, In vain Tom's life has dofFd, For though his body's under hatches, His soul is gone aloft.... | |
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