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'''RVW2/1/145 Dabbling | '''RVW2/1/145 Dabbling in the Dew''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/146 Joys | '''RVW2/1/146 The Joys of Mary''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/149 Awake Awake Sweet England''' | '''RVW2/1/149 Awake, Awake Sweet England''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/153 Work Boys Work''' | '''RVW2/1/153 Work, Boys, Work''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/158 Turtle Dove''' | '''RVW2/1/158 The Turtle Dove''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/159 Virgin Unspotted''' | '''RVW2/1/159 A Virgin Unspotted''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/161 Fountain | '''RVW2/1/161 The Fountain of Christ's Blood''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/164 Prickly Briar''' | '''RVW2/1/164 The Prickly Briar''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/165 Apprentice Boy''' | '''RVW2/1/165 The Apprentice Boy''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/166 Under The Leaves''' | '''RVW2/1/166 Under The Leaves''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/167 Christ Made | '''RVW2/1/167 Christ Made a Trance''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/170 The Man | '''RVW2/1/170 The Man that Lives''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/171 This Is | '''RVW2/1/171 This Is the Truth''' | ||
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'''RVW2/1/172 There Is | '''RVW2/1/172 There Is a Fountain''' | ||
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Part 2: RVW2/1/101 to RVW2/1/199
RVW2/1/101 Pretty Ploughboy
RVW2/1/102 O Where Are You Going (Lord Randal)
RVW2/1/104 The Outlandish Knight
RVW2/1/105 Maria Martin
RVW2/1/106 Highland Jane
RVW2/1/107 Come All You Valiant Shepherds
RVW2/1/108 A Lady Walking in a Garden
RVW2/1/109 The London Prentice
RVW2/1/110 It's of an Old Couple
RVW2/1/113 The Little Cobbler
RVW2/1/114 Where Have You Been?
RVW2/1/115 Cloddy Banks
RVW2/1/116 Botany Bay
RVW2/1/117 The Squire in the North Countree
RVW2/1/118 A Man Shall Live
RVW2/1/119 Tom Sayers
RVW2/1/120 The Angel Gabriel
RVW2/1/121 Our Saviour's Love (The Black Decree)
RVW2/1/122 The Bonny Bunch of Roses
RVW2/1/123 The Carnal and the Crane
RVW2/1/124 Three Jolly Sailor Boys
RVW2/1/125 There Stands a Lady
RVW2/1/126 We a Prisoner Have Got
RVW2/1/127 A Brisk Young Sailor
RVW2/1/128 The Highway Robber [The Outlandish Knight]
RVW2/1/129 Sinner's Dream
RVW2/1/130 God Rest You
RVW2/1/131 Shannon Side
RVW2/1/132 The Myrtle Tree
RVW2/1/133 A Blacksmith Courted Me
RVW2/1/134 A Blacksmith Courted Me
Editorial note: This is a second version from the same informant as no. 133 (Mrs Powell).
RVW marked it in the MS as "doubtful", yet it is the basis of the version he published in
the Penguin Book of English Folk Songs (1959).
RVW2/1/135 Green Bushes
RVW2/1/136 Stockings and Gown
RVW2/1/137 William Taylor
RVW2/1/138 Captain Evans
RVW2/1/139 O Early Early All in the Spring
RVW2/1/140 Green Broom Fields
RVW2/1/141 Cold Blows the Wind
RVW2/1/142 Pretty Caroline
RVW2/1/143 All Round My Hat
RVW2/1/144 A Lady Walking
RVW2/1/145 Dabbling in the Dew
RVW2/1/146 The Joys of Mary
RVW2/1/147 The Saviour's Love
RVW2/1/148 Blackberry Fold
RVW2/1/149 Awake, Awake Sweet England
RVW2/1/150 Paddy's From Ireland
RVW2/1/151 Green Grow The Rushes
RVW2/1/152 [Untitled Tune]
Editorial note: This tune is clearly related to "Fuddling Day", Roud V5887
RVW2/1/153 Work, Boys, Work
RVW2/1/154 Hornpipe
RVW2/1/155 Hornpipe
RVW2/1/156 The Bold Cripple
RVW2/1/157 False Lover
RVW2/1/158 The Turtle Dove
RVW2/1/159 A Virgin Unspotted
RVW2/1/160 The Moon Shines Bright
RVW2/1/161 The Fountain of Christ's Blood
RVW2/1/162 Gloucestershire Wassail Song
RVW2/1/163 I'll Sing You One Oh [Dilly Song]
RVW2/1/164 The Prickly Briar
RVW2/1/165 The Apprentice Boy
RVW2/1/166 Under The Leaves
RVW2/1/167 Christ Made a Trance
RVW2/1/168 Shenfield [Sheffield] Apprentice
RVW2/1/169 The Blacksmith
RVW2/1/170 The Man that Lives
RVW2/1/171 This Is the Truth
RVW2/1/172 There Is a Fountain
RVW2/1/173 There Is A Fountain
RVW2/1/174 It's Of A Poor Young Girl
RVW2/1/175 Johnny Dale
RVW2/1/176 Sheepskins - Weobly Morris Dance
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T:RVW2/1/176 Sheepskins--Weobley Morris Dance
C:[Gipsy] Herefordshire, August 1909
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=84
M:2/4
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K:G
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RVW2/1/177 Hunt The Squirrel
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T:RVW2/1/177 Hunt The Squirrel
C:[Gipsy] Weobley, Herefordshire, August 1909
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/16
Q:1/4=
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G3 A B3 c | d4 B3 B | c4 A3 A | B4 G4 |$ G3 A B3 c | d4 B3 A |
w: He that hunts the|squir- rel, the|squir- rel, the|squir- rel,|He that hunts the|squir- rel must|
c3 c A3 A | G4- G3 D |$ G3 A B3 c | e3 d !fermata!d3 B | B3 G !fermata!G3 G |
w: limb- ly climb a|tree. * And|he that loves a|pret- ty girl, a|pret- ty girl, a|
A3 F"^(a)" !fermata!D3 D |$ G3 A B3 c | e3 d !fermata!d3"^(b)" d | B3 B A3 A | G8 ||$ G3 A B3 c |
w: pret- ty girl, and|he that loves a|pret- ty girl must|take her on his|knee.|He that hunts the|
d4 B3 B | c4 A3 A | B4 G4 |$ G3 A B3 c | d4 B3 A | c3 c A3 A | G4- G3 D |$ G3 A B3 c |
w: squir- rel, the|squir- rel, the|squir- rel,|He that hunts the|squir- rel must|limb- ly climb
a|tree. * And|he that loves a|
e3 d !fermata!d3 B | B3 G !fermata!G3 G | A3 F"^(a) var." D3 D |$ G3 A B3 c |
w: prett- ty girl, a|pret- ty girl, a|pret- ty girl, and|he that loves a|
e3 d !fermata!d3"^(b) var." B | B3 B A3 A | G8 |]
w: pret- ty girl must|take her on his|knee.|
RVW2/1/178 Green Bushes
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C:Mr. Mole, the Comet Inn, Madley, Herefordshire, August 1909
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
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Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Ddor
"^(Editorial suggestion) " A/G/ | F E D | C E F | G F D | D2 D/E/ |$ F G A | c A c | d c B |
A2 D/E/ |$ F G A | c A d/c/ | B G d | c2 B/A/ |$ G F D | C D E/F/ | G F D | D2 |]
RVW2/1/179 Come All You Worthy Christians
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T:RVW2/1/179 Come All You Worthy Christians
T:phonograph Yeo
C:Herefordshire, August 1910
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:6/8
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K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " D | G2 G G2 A | B2 A G2 G | A2 A F2 F | G3- G2 :| G |$ A2 A A2 A |
w: O|Job he was a|pat- ient man, a|rich man of the|east. _|He|bore it all most|
w: How|he was brought(?) to|pov- er- ty his|sor- rows did in-|crease. _|_||
A2 B (cB) A | B2 B B2 A | (B2 c d3- | d3) d2 c |"^(a)" B2 A G2 d |$"^(b)" B2 A G2 G | A2 A F2 F |
w: pat- ient- ly _ and|nev- er did re-|pine, _ _|_ and he|al- ways trust- ed|in the Lord and|soon got rich a-|
w: |||||||
G3 z z G | A2 A A2 A | (A2 B cB) A | B2 B B2 A |$ (B2 c !fermata!d2) d | B2 A G2 d | B2 A G2 G |
w: gain, and|soon got rich a-|gain, _ _ _ and|soon got rich a|gain. _ _ He|al- ways trust- ed|in the Lord and|
w: |||||||
A2 A F2 F | G3- G2 |: D |$ G2 G G2 A | B2 A G2 G | A2 A F2 F | G3- G2 :| G | A2 A A2 A |$
w: soon got rich a-|gain. _|O|Job he was a|pat- ient man, a|rich man of the|east. _|He|bore it all
most|
w: ||How|he was brought(?) to|pov- er- ty his|sor- rows did in-|crease. _|_||
A2 B (cB) A | B2 B B2 A | (B2 c d3- | d3) d2 c |"^(a) var." B2 A B2 d |"^(b) var." B2 A (GF) G |$
w: pat- ient- ly _ and|nev- er did re-|pine, _ _|_ and he|al- ways trust- ed|in the Lord _ and|
w: ||||||
A2 A F2 F | G3 z z G | A2 A A2 A | (A2 B cB) A | B2 B B2 A | (B2 c !fermata!d2) d |$ B2 A G2 d |
w: soon got rich a-|gain, and|soon got rich a-|gain, _ _ _ and|soon got rich a|gain. _ _ He|al- ways trust- ed|
w: |||||||
B2 A G2 G | A2 A F2 F | G3- G2 |]
w: in the Lord and|soon got rich a-|gain. _|
w: |||
RVW2/1/180 Dance Tune
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X:180
T:RVW2/1/180 Dance Tune
C:Mr. Locke, Herefordshire, August 1910
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/
Q:1/4=116
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^Allegro" B>A GB | c(3B/c/B/ A2 | B>A GB | AF D(3E/F/G/ | B>A GB | c>B A2 |$ B2 A>F | GG G2 |
B(3c/B/A/ GB | c(3B/c/B/ A2 | B>A GB | AF D(3E/F/G/ |$ B>A GB | c>B A2 | B2 A>F | GG G2"^Fine" |:
dgdg | fefe |$ dgdg | fg a2 | dgdg | fefe | d2 b>a | gg"^D.C. al Fine" g2 :|
RVW2/1/181 One Oh (Dilly Song)
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X:181
T:RVW2/1/181 One Oh (Dilly Song)
C:(Phonograph) Herefordshire (?), October 1910
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^Allegro" d2 d B2 A | G3 D3 | d3 B2 A | G3 !fermata!D3 ||
w: I can sing you|one\* oh!|What is your|one\* oh?|
N: \* two, three etc.
[1$ G2 G G2 A | B2 B B2 A | GGG D2 D | G3 G3 :|
w: When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.|
w: |||* so~(?)|
[2$ G3 G2 F | EEE E3 | A2 B A2 G | d3 d3 |
w: Two are the|li- ly white boys|cloth- ed all in|green O.|
$ B2 B B2 A | G2 F G2 B | AAA D2 D | G3 G3 :|
w: When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.|
[3$ G2 G G2 F | E3 E3 | A3 A2 G | FFF D3 | A2 B A2 G |
w: Three're the three good|driv- ers,|two are the|li- ly white boys|cloth- ed all in|
$ d3 d3 | B2 B B2 A | G2 F G2 B | AAA D2 D | G3 G3 :|
w: green O.|When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.|
[4$ G2 G G2 A | B3 (B2 c) | d2 d G2 F | E3 D3 |
w: Four're the Gos- pel|ma- kers (and)|three're the three good|driv- ers,|
$ G3 G2 F | EEE E3 | A2 B A2 G | d3 d3 |
w: two are the|li- ly white boys|cloth- ed all in|green O.|
$ B2 B B2 A | G2 F G2 B | AAA D2 D | G3 G3 :|
w: When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.|
[5$ G2 D/D/ G2 A | B2 B B2 "^( )" A | G2 D/D/ G2 A |B3 B2 "^( )" c | d2 d G2 F |
w: Five are the this- tle|in the thorn(?) (and)|four are the Gos- pel|
ma- kers (and)|three're the three good|
$ E3 D3 | G3 G2 F | EEE E3 | A2 B A2 G | d3 d3 |
w: driv- ers,|two are the|li- ly white boys|cloth- ed all in|green O.|
$ B2 B B2 A | G2 F G2 B | AAA D2 D | G3 G3 :|
w: When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.|
[6$ G2 D/D/ G2 A | B3 B2 "^( )"A | G2 D/D/ G2 A | B2 B B2 "^( )" A |
w: Six are the six light(?)|walk- ers (and)|five are the this- tle|in the thorn(?) (and)|
$ G2 D/D/ G2 A | B3 B2 "^( )" c | d2 d G2 F | E3 D3 |
w: four are the Gos- pel|ma- kers (and)|three're the three good|driv- ers,|
$ G3 G2 F | EEE E3 | A2 B A2 G | d3 d3 |
w: two are the|li- ly white boys|cloth- ed all in|green O.|
$ B2 B B2 A | G2 F G2 B | AAA D2 D | G3 G3 :|
w: When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.
[7$ G2 D/D/ G2 A | B2 B B2 "^( )" A | G2 D/D/ G2 A | B3 B2 "^( )" A |
w: Seven are the seven stars|in the sky (and)|six are the six light(?)|walk- ers (and)|
$ G2 D/D/ G2 A | B2 B B2 "^( )" A | G2 D/D/ G2 A | B3 B2 "^( )" c |
w: five are the this- tle|in the thorn(?) (and)|four are the Gos- pel|ma- kers (and)|
$ d2 d G2 F | E3 D3 | G3 G2 F | EEE E3 | A2 B A2 G |
w: three're the three good|driv- ers,|two are the|li- ly white boys|cloth- ed all in|
$ d3 d3 | B2 B B2 A | G2 F G2 B | AAA D2 D | G3 G3 :|
w: green O.|When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.|
[8$ G2 D/D/ G>GA | B3 B2 "^( )" A | G2 D/D/ G2 A |B2 B B2 "^( )" A |
w: Eight are the Ga- bri- el|an- gels (and)|seven are the seven stars|in the sky (and)|
$ G2 D/D/ G2 A | B3 B2 "^( )" A | G2 D/D/ G2 A | B2 B B2 "^( )" A |
w: six are the six light(?)|walk- ers (and)|five are the this- tle|in the thorn(?) (and)|
$ G2 D/D/ G2 A | B3 B2 "^( )" c | d2 d G2 F | E3 D3 |
w: four are the Gos- pel|ma- kers (and)|three're the three good|driv- ers,|
$ G3 G2 F | EEE E3 | A2 B A2 G | d3 d3 |
w: two are the|li- ly white boys|cloth- ed all in|green O.|
$ B2 B B2 A | G2 F G2 B | AAA D2 D | G3 G3 |]
w: When the one is|all a- lone there|ne- ver no more shall|be O.|
%%text ----- %%endtext
%%text *two, three, four, etc. on successive verses. %%endtext
RVW2/1/182 A Bold Young Farmer [Died For Love]
abc notation
X:182
T:RVW2/1/182 A Bold Young Farmer
C:1910 (?) Herefordshire (?)
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/16
Q:1/4=54
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^Adagio" (GA) | B2 (3(gfe) d4 G2 (EF) | G2 A2 G6 d2 | e2 (fd) (g2>e2) (f2e2) |$ (BA) d2 e6 d2 |
w: I _|wish I _ _ wish that my _|babe was born and|smil- ing _ on _ her _|dad- * dy's knee and|
e2 (fd) (!fermata!g2>e2) (f2ed) | B2 d2 e6 G A |$ (ed) f e d4 G2 (EF) | G2A2 G6 || (GA) |
w: me poor _ girl _ was _ _|in cold clay with the|green _ grass a- grow- ing all _|ov- er me|She _|
e2 (fe) d4 G2 (EF) |$ G2 A2 G6 d d | e2fd (g2>e2) f2 (ed) | B2 d2 e6 d2 | e2 (fd) g4 f2 (ed) |$
w: took the _ green grass all _|for her bed and a|flow- er- y pil- * low all _|for her head and|down she _ lay there no _|
B2 d2 e6 G A | (ed) (fe) d4 G2 (EF) | G2 A2 G6 |]
w: more she spoke For per-|chance _ poor _ girl then her _|heart was broke.|
RVW2/1/183 Will The Weaver
abc notation
X:183
T:RVW2/1/183 Will the Weaver
C:Mrs. Norton, 1908, West Watting, Cambridgeshire
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G | G2 E E A2 G G | F2 (EF) D4 | (EF) G2 A2 B B |$ G2 B2 c4 |
w: "O|Neigh- bour O Neigh- bour I'll|tell you _ true|Who _ I saw with your|wife just now.|
e3 c d2 G2 | c3 B c2 G2 |$ c2 c2 A2 F2 | G3 G E2 !fermata!C G | G2 E2 A2 G2 |$
w: I saw she and|Will the Weav- er|Might- y free and|close to- geth- er All|at the thresh- old|
F2 (EF) !fermata!D3 D | (EF) G2 A2 B2 | GA B2 c3 ||$ e3 c d2 G2 | c3 B c2 G2 | c2 c2 A2 F2 |
w: of your _ door. They|both _ went in, I|saw them no more."|In the door her|hus- band ent- ered|In the door he|
G3 G E2 !fermata!C G |$ G2 E2 A2 F2 | F2 (EF) !fermata!D3 D | (EF) G2 A2 B2 |
w: bold- ly vent- ured Un-|to his wife made|this re- * ply "Fetch|me _ some beer for|
(GA) B2 !fermata!c4 |]
w: I'm _ a- dry."|
RVW2/1/184 Farmer's Rye
abc notation
X:184
T:RVW2/1/184 Farmer's Rye
C:Mrs. Norton, 1908, West Watting, Cambridgeshire
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/4
Q:1/4=140
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Eb
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G | G G G B | B A2 A | G E G"^(a)" A | B3 B |$ B B G B | B A2 A |
w: In|Kent there lived a|far- mer who|had a hand- some|wife Close|by there lived a|gard- ener who|
G E G"^(b)" A | B3 B |$ c3/2 B/ A3/2 c/ | _d B2 A | G F (E/F/) G | A3 A |$"^(c)" A c c A |
w: loved her as his|life Oft|times they walked to-|geth- er How|they did sport * and|play How|they did kiss and|
G B2 A | G E F"^(d)" F | E3 ||$ G | G G G B | B A2 A | G E G"^(a) var." =A | B3 B |$ B B G B |
w: tumb- le All|in the farm- er's|rye.|||||||
B A2 A | G E G"^(b) var." =A | B3 B |$ c3/2 B/ A3/2 c/ | _d B2 A | G F E/F/ G | A3 A |$
w: |||||||
"^(c) var." c B/A/ G B | B A2 A | G E F"^(d) var." D | E3 |]
w: ||||
RVW2/1/185 An Alderman Lived In The City
abc notation
X:185
T:RVW2/1/185 An Alderman Lived In The City
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/4
Q:1/4=140
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G | c G E | A F D | B, !fermata!C c | c (A/B/) c |
!fermata!d (c/B/) A | G2 G |$ d c E | A F D |[M:5/4] B,2 !fermata!C2 D |[M:3/4] E c A | G F D |
C2 |]
RVW2/1/186 [Unknown Title]
abc notation
X:186
T:RVW2/1/186 [Untitled]
C:(No details)
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
M:5/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
D | E F G2 c |[M:6/4] c2 A B/G/- !fermata!G c | c c g2 f e |[M:5/4] f e d2 g |$ c B c3/2 d/ e |
[M:6/4] f d e f2 g |[M:5/4] c c g f d | E D C2 ||$ D | E F G2 c |[M:6/4] c2 A B/G/- !fermata!G c |
[M:5/4] c c G F E |[M:6/4] F E D3 G |$ C B, C2 D E |"^(a)" F D E2 F G | c c G2 F D | E D C2 ||$ D |
E F G2 c | c2 A B/G/ G c |[M:5/4] c c G F E |[M:6/4] F E D3 G |$ C B, C2 D E |
"^(a) var." F2 D E F G | c c G2 F D | E D C2 |]
RVW2/1/187 Lovely Joan
abc notation
X:187
T:RVW2/1/187 Lovely Joan
C:William Hurr, 24 October 1910, Southwold, Suffolk
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
"^(a)""^(Editorial suggestion) " E E | (G>A) (Be) d3 G | (AG) E2 E3 e | e3 f gf e2 |
w: Then she|moun * ted * on her|milk * white steed *||
w: ||* * * (sted) *||
c2 d2 e2 (3Bcd |$ e3 e ef ge | d2 e2 B3 A | GA Be d2 G2 | AG E2 E2 ||$"^(a) var." E2 |
w: ||||||
w: ||||||
G>A Be d3 G | AG E2 E3 e | e3 f gf e2 | c2 d2 e2 (3Bcd |$ e3 e ef ge | d2 e2 B3 A | GA Be d2 G2 |
w: |||||||
w: |||||||
AG E2 E2 |]
w: |
w: |
RVW2/1/188 Three Jolly Butchers
abc notation
X:188
T:RVW2/1/188 Three Jolly Butchers
C:William Hurr (?), Southwold, Suffolk, 24 October 1910
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G |"^(a)" c d e d |"^(b)" c !fermata!G2 f |[M:5/8] e2 c/d/ e f |
w: As|Ib- sen Gib- son|John- son as|I have heard man- y|
[M:2/4] g3 (e/f/) |$ gc (d/e/)(f/e/) | c2 (G/B/)_B | AF (G/A/)=B | c3 ||$ G |"^(a) var." cd ed/c/ |
w: say which *|stole five thou * sand *|guin- eas * all|on one mar * ket|day.|As|they rode o- ver North-|
"^(b) var." Bc G2 |[M:5/8] e2 c/d/ e f |[M:2/4] g3 e/f/ |$ gc d/e/f/e/ | c2 G/B/_B | AF G/A/=B |
w: um- ber- land||||||
c3 |]
w: |
RVW2/1/189 Royal George
abc notation
X:189
T:RVW2/1/189 Royal George
C:William Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, 24 October 1910
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " GA | B2 B2 B2 AB | cB AG"^(a)" G<F E2- |[M:2/4] E3"^(b)" B |$
[M:4/4] c3"^(c)" c d2 GD | F2 G2 !fermata!A3 D | G>F G>A G>F"^(d)" E>D | G2 G2 A !fermata!d3 |$
[M:2/4] d2 B2 |:[M:4/4]"^(e)" c3 d/e/ d3 c |"1" B2 A2 GFED :|"2" B2 A2 !fermata!G2 ||$ GA ||
B2 B2 B2 AB | cB AG"^(a) var." G2 E2- |[M:2/4] E3"^(b) var." z |$
[M:4/4] c3"^(c) var." d/e/ d2 GD | F2 G2 !fermata!A3 D | G>F G>A G>F"^(d) var." D2 | G2 G2 A d3 |$
[M:2/4] d2 B2 |:[M:4/4]"^(e) var. 1" cd e2 d3 c |"1" B2 A2 GFED :|"2" B2 A2 !fermata!G2 |]:$
"^(e) var. 2" c2 de d3 c |"1" B2 A2 GFED :|"2" B2 A2 !fermata!G2 |]
RVW2/1/190 Loss Of The London
abc notation
X:190
T:RVW2/1/190 Loss Of The London
C:William Hurr, 25 October 1910, Southwold, Suffolk
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=66
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:Eaeo
"^(Editorial suggestion) " (EF) | G3/2 A/ G>A | (G>E) (3(EF) G |"^(a)" A>A G F |
w: Of *|all the dread- ful|ship * wrecks * that|ev- er we did|
E2 (3(B"^?#"c) d |$ e3/2 d/ e3/2 f/ | eA d<^c | !fermata!B2 B ^c |"^(b)" d>e d3/2 e/ |
w: hear why, * the|like of this can|sure- ly nev- er|be When the|Lon- don sailed from|
(dB)"^?#" c A |$ AB"^(c)" GE | D2 (EF) |"^(d)" G>G G E | F B GF | E2 ||$ (EF) | G3/2 A/ G>A |
w: Eng * land bound|for ... ... ...|? two *|thou- sand miles ac-|ross the storm- y|sea.|||
(GE) (3(EF) G |"^(a) var." A>GF>G | E2 (3(B"^?#"c) d |$ e3/2 d/ e3/2 f/ | eA d<^c |
w: |||||
!fermata!B2 B ^c |"^(b) var." d>ed>^c | (dB) c A |$ AB"^(c) var." (3GFE | D2 (EF) |
w: |||||
"^(d) var." G>GFE | F B GF | E2 |]
w: |||
RVW2/1/191 When I Was Bound Apprentice
abc notation
X:191
T:RVW2/1/191 When I Was Bound Apprentice
C:William Hurr, 25 October 1910, Southwold, Suffolk
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G |[M:5/8] G>F G A2 |[M:2/4]"^(a)" e e2 e | c2 GB | (AG) E2 | e2 e f |$
w: When|I was bound ap-|pren- tice in|fair Lon- don|ci- * ty|un- to a|
g2 G2 | A2 A2 | B3 A | G3/2 F/ G3/2 A/ | e2 e e | d2 GB |$ (AG) !fermata!E d/ d/ | e2 (ge) |
w: mill- wright(?)|I was|bound un-|til I fell in|love with a|rich mer- chant's|daugh- * ter and I|al- ways *|
d2 e c | (B>A) (G>F) | G3 ||$ G |[M:5/8] G>F G A2 |[M:2/4]"^(a) var." e2 e e | c2 GB | (AG) E2 |
w: thought that she|had * been *|mine.|When|I was bound ap-|pren- tice in|fair Lon- don|ci- * ty|
e2 e f |$ g2 G2 | A2 A2 | B3 A | G3/2 F/ G3/2 A/ | e2 e e | d2 GB |$ (AG) !fermata!E d/ d/ |
w: un- to a|mill- wright(?)|I was|bound un-|til I fell in|love with a|rich mer- chant's|daugh- * ter and I|
e2 (ge) | d2 e c | (B>A) (G>F) | G3 |]
w: al- ways *|thought that she|had * been *|mine.|
RVW2/1/192 Georgie
abc notation
X:192
T:RVW2/1/192 Georgie
C:Mr. Newby, 25 October 1910, Southwold, Suffolk
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:Ddor
"^(Editorial suggestion) " c/d/ | eed"^(a)"e | cA!fermata!G c/d/ | eed"^(b)"c |
[M:3/4] G>AB>c !fermata!dc/d/ |$[M:2/4] eed"^(c)"e | c/B/AG !fermata!c/B/ |"^(d)" AGEG |
Gc !fermata!d ||$ c/d/ | eed"^(a) var" e/>d/ | cA!fermata!G c/d/ | eed"^(b) var." c/>A/ |
[M:3/4] G>AB>c !fermata!dc/d/ |$[M:2/4] eed"^(c) var." e/>B/ | c/B/AG !fermata!c/B/ |
"^(d) var. al fine (? doubtful variant)" AGEC/G/ | GA/c/ !fermata!d |]
RVW2/1/193 Forty Miles
abc notation
X:193
T:RVW2/1/193 Forty Miles
C:Mr. Newby, 25 October 1910, Southwold, Suffolk
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G | c2 c G2 E | FG F D2 E | F G F EDC | G2 G A3 |$"^(a)" z3 z2 G |
w: |||||Where|
"^(b)" A2 A A2 G |"^(c)" c2 e !fermata!G G G | (Af)e (dc) B | c2 z z2 ||$ G | c2 c G2 E |
w: ||||||
FG F D2 E | F G F EDC | G2 G A3 |$"^(a) var." z3 z G G |"^(b) var." AAA A2 G |
w: |||* Where||
"^(c) var." c2 e !fermata!G z G | (Af)e (dc) B | c2 z z2 |]
w: |||
RVW2/1/194 The Cobbler
abc notation
X:194
T:RVW2/1/194 The Cobbler
C:Ben Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, 24 October 1910
Z: Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " D | G>GGB, | D2 DD | (3EFG AF | G2 AB | c>ccA | BcdG |$ GGFG | A2 Bc |
d>ddB | c>ccA | G>GcB | A2 Bc | dGGG |$ GGGG | AGFG | A3 D | G>GGB, | B,2 D2 | (3EFG AF | G3 |]
RVW2/1/195 Isle Of France
abc notation
X:195
T:RVW2/1/195 Isle of France
C:Ben Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, 24 October 1910
Z: Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(Editorial suggestion) " CD |"^(a)" E/C/D/E/ F2 B,B, |"^(b)" CC C3 C | C/D/E _B2 AG |
FF !fermata!G2 CD |$ E/F/G/A/ _BG cc | FF G2 CD | (3EEC F2 B,B, | CC C2 ||$ CD |
"^(a) var." EC E2 B,B, |"^(b) var." C_B, C3 C | C/D/E _B2 AG | FF !fermata!G2 CD |$
E/F/G/A/ _BG cc | FF G2 CD | (3EEC F2 B,B, | CC C2 |]
RVW2/1/196 When Jones' Ale Was New
abc notation
X:196
T:RVW2/1/196 When Jones' Ale Was New
C:Ben Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, 24 October 1910
Z: Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=104
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:F
"^(Editorial suggestion) " C | F2 F FFF |[M:9/8] A3 F3 F2 F |[M:6/8] G2 G GGF | E3 C2 E |
F2 F FFF |$[M:2/4] A3 F || F |[M:6/8] GDD CDE | F3 z z A | BBB c2 G | A2 B c2 c |$ d2 B GAB |
c2 B A2 G | F2 F FED | C2 B, A,2 C | DEF G2 E |$ F3 z z"^Only occasionally" B | A2 A G2 E |
F2 D C2 A, | B,2 B, CDE | F3- F2 |]
RVW2/1/197 Tiresome Wife
abc notation
X:197
T: RVW2/1/197 Tiresome Wife
C:Robert Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, 24 October 1910
Z: Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " D2 G | G2 G GFD | G2 A B2 G | AAB A2 D |[M:9/8] A2 B c3 dcA |$
[M:6/8] G2 G GFD | G2 A B2 G | AAB A2 D |[M:9/8] A2 B !fermata!c3 ABc |[M:6/8] ded dBc |$
[M:9/8] ded d3 c2 d |[M:6/8] e2 d cBc | d2 c BAB | G>AG"^(a)" G2 D | DGF G3- | G3 ||$ D2 G |
G2 G GFD | G2 A B2 G | AAB A2 D |[M:9/8] A2 B c3 dcA |$[M:6/8] G2 G GFD | G2 A B2 G | AAB A2 D |
[M:9/8] A2 B !fermata!c3 ABc |[M:6/8] ded dBc |$[M:9/8] ded d3 c2 d |[M:6/8] e2 d cBc | d2 c BAB |
G>AG"^(a) var." GE F | DGF G3- | G3 |]
RVW2/1/198 In London Town I Was Bred And Born (Newry Fields)
abc notation
X:198
T:RVW2/1/198 In London Town I Was Bred And Born
C:Robert Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, 23 October 1910
Z: Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/16
Q:1/4=61
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:D
"^(Editorial suggestion) ""^(a)" DE | FDFA G4 B,2>C2 | D2D2 D6 DE | FGAB =c4 d2>c2 |
GAB=c A6 DE |$ FGAB =c2>A2 c2d2 | GAB=c A6 DE | FDBA G4 CEGF | D2D2 D6 ||$"^(a) var." D2 |
FDFA G4 B,2>C2 | D2D2 D6 DE | FGAB =c4 d2>c2 | GAB=c A6 DE |$ FGAB =c2>A2 c2d2 | GAB=c A6 DE |
FDBA G4 CEGF | D2D2 D6 |]
RVW2/1/199 Bold Princess Royal
abc notation
X:199
T:RVW2/1/199 Bold Princess Royal
C:Robert Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, 23 October 1910
Z: Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " GA | B2 d2 g2 | e2 d2 GB | A2 G2 G2 | G4 B>G |$"^(a)" A2 A2 d2 |
c2 B2 AG |"^(b)" d2 f2 ef | d4 Bc |$ d2 B2 d2 | e<f !fermata!g2 ag | g2 dB G2 | (D2 G2) G>A |$
"^(c)" Bc d2 g2 |"^(d)" ed B2 GB |"^(e)" AB G2 G2 | G4 ||$ GA | B2 d2 g2 | e2 d2 GB | A2 G2 G2 |
G4 B>G |$"^(a) var." A2 A>B G2 | c2 B2 AG |"^(b) var." d2 f>d ef | d4 Bc |$ d2 B2 d2 |
e<f !fermata!g2 ag | g2 dB G2 | (D2 G2) G>A |$"^(c) var." Bc d2 fg |"^(d) var." ed cB GB |
"^(e) var." AB G2"^." F2 | G4 |]