| Title | Why Should the Sailor Take a Wife (t) |
| Short Title | Songs for Ladies, 1820 |
| Page | 111-113 |
| First Line | Why should the sailor take a wife (fl) |
| Verses | 5 |
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| IDSONG | S0121439 |
| IDSOURCE | B0001460 |