It was of a young lady- McCabe(NL) 1929 Karpeles D
[My title, Karpeles titled it "Lord Thomas of Wineberry" in her MS and WILLIE o' WINSBURY in her book. Single stanza with music from Folk Songs from Newfoundland; 1934 version A;
R. Matteson 2015]
D. [It was of a young lady] sung by Mrs. May (James) McCabe at North River, conception Bay, 15th October 1929.
It was of a young lady who lived in the East
And she dressed herself all in green;
As she gazed over her father's castle wall
To see the ships sailing
To see the ships sailing.