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"Yarmouth Town" is a traditional English song. It is a shanty about the town of Great Yarmouth on the Norfolk coast. It recounts a story of a young woman, the daughter of a pub landlord, who takes many lovers amongst the sailors passing through the port.

It has been performed by a number of musicians including Peter Bellamy, The Clancy Brothers, Planxty, Gaelic Storm, Great Big Sea, and Bellowhead.

Cover versions

• Peter Bellamy published "Yarmouth Town" on his album Mainly Norfolk (1968)
• Planxty as a B side to "Cliffs of Dooneen" (1972)
• Ryan's Fancy published a live version on their 'Ryan's Fancy Live' LP (1975)
• Great Big Sea on their album Sea of No Cares (2002)
• Bellowhead on their album Hedonism (2010) og Hedonism Live (2011)
• Jon Boden from Bellowhead recorded the song in August 2010 as a part of the project A Folk Song A Day where he recorded and released a folk song each day for one year. ^[1]
• Nic Jones on his live album Unearthed (2011)
• Gaelic Storm on their album The Boathouse (2013)
• The Merchant Men on their album A'right My Lubbers! (2020)

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