I'm trying to locate a public domain version of the tune for A Sailor Courted A Farmer's Daughter (also known as Constant Lovers and One Penny Portion).
I can find several public domain sources for the words.
Here's an old version of the lyrics:
http://books.google.com/books?id=KdQIAA ... nd&f=false
Here are some further references:
http://www.csufresno.edu/search?NS-sear ... -number=20
I can also find a copy of one tune for it at Mudcat Cafe. However, I'm trying to locate a copy of the tune used for it in the Newfoundland area which appears to be different from the one shown at Mudcat:
http://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=72
There's some more information on the Candadian version of the tune at these sites:
http://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD1/3-09.htm
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=61641
If anyone knows a reference book or some other source that's public domain that offers a version of this tune, please post about it. Thanks.