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126. I Will Launch My Ship Tonight

Text Information
First Line: I have heard from the lips of a little maid
Title: I Will Launch My Ship Tonight
Author: George R. Clarke
Refrain First Line: I will set my compass and trim my sails
Language: English
Publication Date: 1885
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [I have heard from the lips of a little maid]
Composer: E. F. Miller
Notes: Public Domain.



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