New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
ION TIE COAST OF TIE HIGH BARBEREE."
An ANCIENT SONG WHICH HAS DELIGHTED
PEOPLE,

PEOPLE,
Tothc Editoro The Tribune.
sir: Aour issue Of sunday May p, has article
on Tss Literature of Yachting" quoting a sea song
called Cruising Down on the Coast Of the HIGH Bar
bcrccr This delicious absurdliy | have heard sung
from INV chil Hood. Ny mother sang 1t for my amse-
ment. her aunt sang it for hers, her remembrance
Of 1t dating from the year lolG. when she was six
years old 1t must have been learned from brothers
In the Navy. not later than 1sCG. The two stanzas
cm,mlcrcd by my mother run thus. the variations
being Of a kind Interesting 10 students:
Therc were two ships Fl IN Old England sailed.
The one wac Prince Of Luthc and the other Prince o.
Sailing down the coast Of Barbclee!
The mex, s,ann recalled mot quoted BY your cor
respondent runs:
For qT,g;rg' for G",fcr, SG pa'e' they did cry
But tn quarters We gaNr t'", We lauhchd ueh III vi;
sailing down the coast o. Barbcrcc,
In the year ,,} my mother making the tour
Of the ,i.,a, Labs By steamer. one morning she
heard outside her window sailor hOiyst0ning IN"
deck and believing forth This ancient song. before
She cond dress and question him they We're going
ashore ~ Milwaukee. AMI the oppori Inty, was l!it
II Your correspondent can be persuaded To furnish IN"
missing ,ian2Is. indicate whore they may bc lolnd
the favor VIII be highly appre.lal%t: ,,r,v
no Gramcrcy Park. May -.
The rn,ir, song of The High Barbcrec,- as re-
inrnl'I'u DN the Nlltci, IL as loIlON~.
There werc Two lofty frqa,es from od England came
One was Prince o. Luther and the other Prince Of
Cruising down on the coast Of the High Earbcr'e'
oh hail hrr oh hsii h,r" our gallant captain cies.
'low hish hioN low aud - soilca We. 80,
CRUISING down the s't OF the High Baio'rcc'
.oh. I'm no r.an.'o.war nor a rrl,atccr 80 free"
Blow high blow low and 20 sailed We , -,
But I'm .aucy plat and II link YOU IN ho son."
Cruising down The coat Of the Hirh Brbcre,!
proad,dc t, broad.lle, long time We lay,
BLOW hsh blow low and 50 sailed We ..,.
CRUISING down on tn col-t Of the High Barbcr'c
.oua,,cr oh. quarter '' those pirates then did cry
rns The quarter that gave them sunk 'cm in the
Cruising down on the coast OF the IIIgh Barbcrce
~RFcnILEtrION> OF THE HIGH BARBEREE.'
Tothe Editor The Tribune.
s,r. II was With rare pleasure that | read In vouT
n,nr a verse which I'm earlier years had often OWEN
me the greatest delight, aud yet which In later en-
,lronncnt AMI association had quit" forgotten.
Cruising Down on the Coast Of the High Barberce"
INST b. dear ~ every whose childhood and youth
were passed In New England ports. with those who
sn.ut a ..afarng lie. In earlier day, heard II
sung oncn. with many variations. except that We
always were cruising down" ana that We sank them
I'm the sea- Their. used 10 Ice ancient mariner
peace To- his a-h,- VII, IN tn" summer would come 10
our horse every evening to sing "Cr',ing Down for
u.s. 40 minstrel with IA voice divine WAS ever more
welcome than tbs oh sailor who nightly told la
high k"yei voice. 10 eagerly eypcctani children. n
ne played on 4 worn and dccay'd accordion. Of the
famous deed, Of the Prince Of Luther AMI the Prince
If Vale.
Thcr. was no iirins "f that non'"n-'ral SONG nor
do know Of any one I'D yoGnc. of IN" city or Of
IA. country. who iii not WELD I" H. charm once h"
bad heard it, When ones life has been turned by
force Of circumstances into channrS where these IA
mon. mcn.o'-wnr ,'vrr cruise 30 that for years no
Thought Of th.m has over come into on"'S MUD j
gives a thrill OF delight 10 meet ,hoac "o'"S D'"
llyl blow low and 80 sailed We.
II Won could give u, the rest 81 thai dear "il SON.
Won wouN. an ,'rc please many p"P" WI" l"aru
n years ag, but whose memories, like mine. have not
been able to retain II. r.
York. May n.