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Peas upon a trencher is the usual breakfast call, but here we have the tune, Nancy Dawson, another single drag.
The fifer now played " Nancy Dawson," the well-
known call for the cooks of each mess to go up with
his monkey* for his allowance."
Life on board a man-of-war; including a full account of the battle of... Page 130 - 1829
The fifer now played " Nancy Dawson," the well-
known call for the cooks of each mess to go up with
his monkey* for his allowance."
Life on board a man-of-war; including a full account of the battle of... Page 130 - 1829