| Title | Song 25 (t) |
| Short Title | Ritson, 1783 |
| Page | TII,106-107;MII |
| Genre | SC |
| Country | E |
| Instruments | VO |
| Incipit | //6-/7-1//2/17-//16-/5 |
| First Line | How pleasant a sailors life passes (fl) |
| Burden Text | Brave boys (bt) |
| Verses | 8 |
| Theatre Works | Perseus and andromeda |
| Stress Notes | 672115 |
| Intervals | 2,2,2,-2,-2,2,-3,7, |
| Key Signature | Bb,EUb |
| Time Signature | 2/4 |
| Do | Bb |
| Date | 1783 |
| Number | A146.312 |