John Dory (song)
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John Dory is Child ballad number 284. The fish John Dory is named for the hero of it.
It is a three-part round. While some pre-1600 mentions of the name exist, the first printing of the tune and text is 1609 in Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia songbook.
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John Dory appeals to the king of France for a pardon, promising to bring him captive Englishmen. A Cornish man, Nicholl, attacked him at sea and captured him.
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