- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Publication date
- 1866
- Language
- English
- Roud number
- 22257
- Comments
-
English maritime song about children born from the union of a mermaid and a lighthouse keeper. Earliest located version is sheet music from 1866 attributed to J. London. May originally have been a music hall song. The Eddystone Light is located off of the southwestern shore of England.
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