We had sailed seven years
when the measles broke out
and our ship lost her way in the fog
And that whole of the crew
was reduced down to two,
just meself and the Captain’s old dog
Then the ship struck a rock,
Oh Lord ! what a shock,
the bulkhead was turned right over
Turned nine times around
then the poor old dog was drowned
I’m the last of the Irish Rover

(« The Irish Rover », chanson traditionnelle irlandaise)