''Susie Bell'' was a popular nineteenth century nautical tune collected by

Frederick Augustus Packer Frederick Augustus Gow Packer (1839 – 1 August 1902), generally referred to as F. A. Packer but also Frederick Gow Packer, was an Australian composer of Anglican spiritual and romantic music. History Packer was born in Reading, Berkshire, of a ...

around the port at

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, in Tasmania. First published in 1882

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. The song is dedicated to the blue jacket sailors of the

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, stationed in Australia. The lyrics are a rollicking Australian response to ''Nancy Lee'' written by Stephen Adams

Lyrics

Performances

*1883 Hobart *1885 Hobart *1886 Tasmania *1894 Melbourne, Victoria *1894 Launceston *1901 Bunbury, Western Australia *1906 Tasmania *1907 Tasmania *1930 Hobart * 1936 Hobart

References

{{reflist Australian songs 1882 songs Songs with unknown songwriters