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Gentle satire and infectious tunes, drawing on several of the earlier "Bab Ballad" poems.Able Seaman Ralph Rackstraw is in love with the daughter of Captain Corcoran, his captain on the HMS Pinafore. The Captain is perturbed at the unwillingness of his daughter to give her hand to Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty and is horrified to discover she is in love with one of his sailors.
| AKA | Lass that Loved a Sailor, The |
| Author(s) | Gilbert and Sullivan |
| Related articles | Gilbert & Sullivan Biography |