The Lady Franklin - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
THE LADY FRANKLIN. 
Come all ye seamen, who've withstood The dangers of the briny flood; Give ear to these few lines I seen. They'll put you in mind of a sailor's dream. 
As we were sailing upon the deep, Slung in my hammock I fell asleep; I bad a dream, I hope it's not true, Concerning Franklin and his bold crew. 
As we were Hearing old England's shore, I saw a lady who did deplore; She wrung her hands and this did say: "I have lost my Franklin, he's far away. 
' It's seven long years since this ship of fame, Bore my dear Franklin, across the main, With a hundred seaman, bold and stout, To had the Northwestern passage out. 
"To find a passage 'round the North pole, Where lightnings flash and thunders roll; Alas, 'tis more than man can do, With heart undaunted and courage true. 
"To the East they sailed, and they sailed West, To Greenland's isle, as they thought best; With hardship, toil, and danger past, On mount'nous icebergs the ship was lost. 
"In Baffin's Bay, where the white whale blows, The fate of Franklin there no one knows; Alas, he's gone, like many more, Who've left their bones on the arctic shore. 
"It's a sad foreboding that gives me pain, Since my dear Franklin crossed the main; Ten thousand pounds I'd freely give, To know if on earth my dear Franklin lives."