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Andrew Rose

from "Farewell to the Days of Sail", an LP by NZ (resident, but L'pool born) folksinger Mike Stanley (CityFolk Records Hastings New zealand (CFR015)).  According to the sleeve notes the song is traditional, which I guess means nobody remembers who wrote it.  It says "Andrew died of his injuries.  The master, mate and bo'sun were tried for the murder in Liverpool.  The master, Captain Rodgers was found guilty and hung at "Joe Gurk's" (Walton Prison)."
Phil Garnock-Jones
 


Andrew Rose a British sailor
now to you his woes I'll name
it was on a passage from Barbadoes
while on board of the Martha Jane

CHORUS:
And wasn't that most cruel usage
without a friend to interpose
how they whipped and mangled, gagged and strangled
the British sailor Andrew Rose

It was up aloft the Captain sent him
naked beneath the burning sun
while the mate did follow after
whipping him till his blood did run

And then they gave him stuff to swallow
now stuff to you that I cannot name
while the crew grew sick with horror
all aboard of the Martha Jane

And in the water cask they put him
and for seven long days they left him there
and when poor Andrew begged for mercy
our Captain said that none should go near

Now for twenty days they did ill-use him
till into Liverpool they arrived
and when the judge heard Andrew's story-
"Oh Captain Roger you must die"

So come all you friends and near relations
come all you friends to interpose
Oh never treat a British sailor
like they did young Andrew Rose.





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