Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/1
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Part 1: RVW2/1/1 to RVW2/1/99
RVW2/1/1 The Green Mossy Banks
RVW2/1/2 The Basket of Eggs
RVW2/1/3 Barbry Ellen
RVW2/1/4 I Courted a Dark Girl (The False Lover)
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RVW2/1/5 When I Was Young [The Broken-Down Gentleman]
RVW2/1/6 Our Chief Mate's Name
RVW2/1/7 The Basket Of Eggs
RVW2/1/8 Green Lanes
RVW2/1/9 Broadstriped Trousers (Tarry Trousers)
RVW2/1/10 Villikins and His Dinah
RVW2/1/11 The Dew Is on ohe Grass
RVW2/1/12 The Milkpail [The Sweet Nightingale]
RVW2/1/13 The Green Mossy Banks
RVW2/1/14 I Hunted My Merry Dogs [Hunting Song]
RVW2/1/15 Silvy
RVW2/1/16 Come All You Roaring Boys
RVW2/1/17 I Once Loved a Dark Girl [False Lover]
RVW2/1/18 [Died For Love?]
RVW2/1/20 T'Old Tup (part of play of Ker [?] Valley)
RVW2/1/21 The Old Horse
RVW2/1/22 A Frolicsome Sargeant
RVW2/1/23 Bold William Taylor
RVW2/1/24 The Silvery Tide
RVW2/1/25 The Two Champions
RVW2/1/26 Seventeen Come Sunday
RVW2/1/28 Poor Mary
RVW2/1/29 Oats And Beans
RVW2/1/30 Wallflowers
RVW2/1/30A Jolly Sailor Boys
RVW2/1/32 Milkmaids
RVW2/1/33 O May He Never Prosper
RVW2/1/34 Erin's Lovely Home
RVW2/1/35 I Courted an Old Man
RVW2/1/36 [The Broken Down Gentleman]
Note: This is a duplicate of RVW2/1/5 transcribed above.
RVW2/1/38 Lord Ellenwater
RVW2/1/39 May Song
RVW2/1/40 The Lost Lady
RVW2/1/41 The Yorkshire Bite
RVW2/1/42 The Trees They Do Grow High
Notes: This MS is defective, and the barring is profoundly incorrect. The MS contains musical inconsistencies,
notational errors and spelling mistakes; much of it is barely legible. The original field notation is in pencil and the first
half of this was revised and rewritten in ink, and there are clear signs of problems. The second half is almost certainly faithful
to the performance of the singer, and illustrates graphically why pencil notation is inferior to audio recording. The version
provided here is the best that the transcribers could make of what is either a work in progress or an unfinished effort that Ralph
Vaughan Williams abandoned. The transcribers have tried to iron out the most egregious problems using the lightest of touches, but the
result is neither academically trustworthy nor plausibly singable. However, it is provided here because it contains many interesting
fragments that may assist students of variants or enthusiasts who enjoy making conjectural restorations.
RVW2/1/43 Lakes of Cold Finn
RVW2/1/44 Adieu My Lovely Nancy
RVW2/1/45 Green Bushes
RVW2/1/46 God Rest You
RVW2/1/47 [No Title]
Note: This tune bears somesimilarity to that of "The White Cockade".
RVW2/1/48 [No Title]
Note: This melody is similar to the tune for Lucy Wan, as sung by Mrs. Dann
and published in The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs eds. Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L. Lloyd (1959).
RVW2/1/49 The Cuckoo And The Nightingale
abc notation
X:49
T:RVW2/1/49 The Cuckoo And The Nightingale
T:Sung by Mrs. Dann at Cottenham, August 3rd 1907 (3 of 4)
L:1/4
Q:1/4=110
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:A
"^Editorial suggestion " f | e c B (A/B/) | c d e f | e c B (A/B/) | c d e e |$ a3/2 b/ a c |
w: O|ear- ly ear- ly *|in the spring the|cuck- oo and the *|night- in- gale so|sweet- ly was a-|
(d3/2 e/) (f/!fermata!g/) (a/f/) | e3/2 c/ c A | B2 !fermata!A |]
w: sing- * ing, * so *|sweet- ly was a-|sing- ing.|
Notes on RVW2/1/49 The barlines (successive bars of 3/4 and 5/4) in the MS are erratically positioned and have been edited
in this transcription to produce two bars of 4/4. The song has anacrucial phrasing throughout so a time signature of 4/4 is far easier to understand.
RVW2/1/50 There Is An Alehouse
abc notation
X:50
T:RVW2/1/50 There Is An Alehouse
T:Sung by Mrs. Dann at Cottenham, August 3rd 1907 (4 of 4)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=40
M:5/8
I:linebreak $
K:A
"^Editorial suggestion " A | cc c2 B | BA A2 A | BB Bcd | fe e2 e |$ fa c2 B/A/ | Ae e2 c/A/ |
Ae edA | BA A2 |]
RVW2/1/51 Three Days Before Easter
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X:51
T:RVW2/1/51 Three Days Before Easter
L:1/8
Q:1/4=69
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " D | GGG GB>A | GEE E2 F/G/ | AAA ABA | GDD D2 B |$ BAG Bd>B |
AGA B2 B/A/ | GEE EDD | D/G/ G2- G2 |]
RVW2/1/52 Golden Glove
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X:52
T:RVW2/1/52 Golden Glove
L:1/8
Q:1/4=69
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " D | GGG GB>A | GEE E2 F/G/ | AAA ABA | GEE E2 G/A/ |$ BBA BdB |
AGA B2 B/A/ | GEE EDD | GGG/F/ G2 |]
RVW2/1/53 Red Barn
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X:53
T:RVW2/1/53 Red Barn
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Eaeo
"^(Editorial suggestion) " B/c/ | d2 d BAG | A2 A B2 B | A2 G E2 E | D3 z z E |$ E2 E E2 F |
"^(a)" G2 A B2 B |"^(b)" B2 A G2 E | E3- E2 ||$ B/c/ | d2 d BAG | A2 A B2 B | A2 G E2 E |
D3 z z E |$ E2 E E2 F |"^(a) var. 1" G2 G A2 A |"^(b) var." B2 G F2 E | E3- E2 ||$ B/c/ |
d2 d BAG | A2 A B2 B | A2 G E2 E | D3 z z E |$ E2 E E2 F |"^(a) var. 2" D2 D2 AA | B2 A G2 E |
E3- E2 |]
RVW2/1/54 Shannon Side
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X:54
T:RVW2/1/54 Shannon Side
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " d | dAAB | cBcd | gg af | g3 d | dAAB | cdgg |$ aa ge | d3 d | dAAA |
cBcd | gg af | g3 |: g/a/ |$ bgfg | edBd |1 eBAF | G3 :|2 eBAf || g3 |]
RVW2/1/55 May Song
abc notation
X:55
T:RVW2/1/55 May Song
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
"^(Editorial suggestion) " E | E B/A/ G G | A/B/A/G/ F A | G F E"^(a)" d | B3 B |$ e d/c/ B A |
G/F/ E d e | d B/A/ G F | E3 ||$ E | E B/A/ G G | A/B/A/G/ F A | G F E"^(a) var." d/c/ | B3 B |$
e d/c/ B A | G/F/ E d e | d B/A/ G F | E3 |]
RVW2/1/56 Geordie
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X:56
T:RVW2/1/56 Geordie
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G | cBcd |"^(a)" cA Gg |"^(b)" gece | g2 ee |$"^(c)" ggge/d/ | cAGc |
deGG | c>d c ||$ G | cBcd |"^(a) var." cc Gg |"^(b) var." fdce | g2 ee |$"^(c) var." ggfg | cAGc |
deGG | c>d c |]
RVW2/1/57 Rolling In The Dew
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X:57
T:RVW2/1/57 Rolling in the Dew Makes the Milk Maids Fair
C:Sung by (Mr.) Flack, August 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Bb
"^(Editorial suggestion) " Bd | f2 g2 f2 cd | ed c2 B2 Bd | f2 g2 gf fd | Bc d2 c2 Bd |$
f2 fg fdcB | e2 dc B>A F2 | B>A B>c df fe | d2 c2 B2 |]
RVW2/1/58 The Yorkshire Bite
abc notation
X:58
T:RVW2/1/58 The Yorkshire Bite
L:1/8
Q:1/4=81
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Gmix
"^Editorial suggestion " d | cBA GFA | cBA G2 G | ABc dfe | cde d2 d |$ dgd fed |"^(a)" cEF G2 d |
"^(b)" cAF FGA/B/ | cBA G2 ||$ d | cBA GFA | cBA G2 G | ABc dfe | cde d2 d |$ dgd fed |
"^(a) var." cAF F2 d |"^(b) var." cEF FGA/B/ | cBA G2 |]
RVW2/1/59 Gilderoy
abc notation
X:59
T:RVW2/1/59 Gilderoy
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^Editorial suggestion " G2 | c3 d c2 A2 | A2 G2 A2 A2 | G2 E2 CEGA | (F3 D) E2 AG |$ F2 D2 DEFG |
B3 A G2 c2 | c3 E E2 D2 | C6 |]
RVW2/1/64 Nine Joys Of Mary
abc notation
X:64
T:RVW2/1/64 Nine Joys Of Mary
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
"^Editorial suggestion" D2 |: E2 B2 BcBA | G2 F2 E2 D2 | E2 EF G2 A2 |"1" B6 GF :|"2" B6 Bc ||$
dcBA B2 Bc |[M:6/4] d2 e2 B4 A4 |[M:4/4] G2 E2 EFGE | A4 G2 A2 | B3 c d2 e2 | B3 A G2 F2 |$
E4 GF E2 | A4 G2 A2 | B3 c d2 e2 | B3 A G2 F2 | E6 |]
RVW2/1/65 Geordie
abc notation
X:65
T:RVW2/1/65 Geordie
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Aaeo
"^Editorial suggestion " c/d/ | e e d c/B/ | A A E c/d/ | e e/d/ c A | G B/d/ d c/d/ |$
e e d c/B/ | B A E c/B/ | A E E D | E/A/ A2 |]
RVW2/1/66 High Germany
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X:66
T:RVW2/1/66 High Germany
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Cmix
"^Editorial suggestion" G |"^(a)" CCC C2 E |"^(b)" G B2 z2 D | F2 E C2 =B, | C3 z2 G |:
w: |||||
"^(c)" c2 c GAB |$ c2 c B2 A | G2 C E2 F |"1" G3 z2 A :|"2" G3 F2 D || C2 C E2 F | G2 A B2 D |$
w: |||||||
F2 E C2 C | C3- C2 ||"^(Chorus)" (GA)B | c3 (GA) B | c2 d B2 A | (G2 C) E2 F |$ G3 c2 B |
w: ||in * *|High Ger- * ma-|ny, my love, in|High * Germ- an-|y * *|
G2 F D2 C | G2 A B2 D | (F2 E) C2 C | C3 || G |$"^(a) var." C2 C C2 E |"^(b) var." G3 B2 D |
w: |||||||
F2 E C2 =B, | C3 z2 G |:"^(c) var." G2 E GAB | c2 c B2 A |$ G2 C E2 F |"1" G3 z2 A :|"2"
w: ||||||
G3 F2 D || C2 C E2 F | G2 A B2 D | F2 E C2 C |$ C3- C2 ||"^(Chorus)" (GA)B | c3 (GA) B |
w: |||||in * *|High Ger- * ma-|
c2 d B2 A | (G2 C) E2 F | G3 c2 B |$ G2 F D2 C | G2 A B2 D | (F2 E) C2 C | C3 |]
w: ny, my love, in|High * Ger- ma-|ny * *|||||
Notes on RVW2/1/65 and RVW2/1/66 At this point in the MS Vaughan Williams inserts the following information: "Note: Mr Jeffries
lives at 24 Queens Row, Mitcham. Learnt his songs from his farm wh. lives at Oak Kilns, Headcorn Station, Headcorn, Kent."
RVW2/1/67 The Jolly Soldier
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X:67
T:RVW2/1/67 The Jolly Soldier
T:Mr. Flint, Lyne, Surrey, 20 August 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
"^Editorial suggestion " B/ A/ | GA B DE (F/G/) | AF G E2 E/ F/ |$"^(a)" G A(B/c/) d B B |
w: O a|joll- y young sold- ier a *|lett- er did write to his|own dear- est * true love his|
e c A B2 d/c/ | BAF DEF/G/ |$ AFG E2 |: E/ F/ | G A B d B B | ec A B2 :|$ d/ c/ |
w: joy and de- light * *|||and as|soon as she saw it his|count- y she knew|saying it|
B A F D E F/ G/ | A F G E2 ||$ B/ A/ | GA B DE (F/G/) | AF G E2 E/ F/ |$"^(a) var." G AB d B B |
w: comes from my true love from the|mountains of Vi- go.|O a|joll- y young sold- ier a *|lett- er did write to his|own dear- est true love his|
e c A B2 d/c/ | BAF DEF/G/ |$ AFG E2 | E/ F/ | G A B d B B | ec A B2 |$ d/ c/ | B A F D E F/ G/ |
w: joy and de- light * *|||and as|soon as she saw it his|count- y she knew|saying it|comes from my true love from the|
A F G E2 |]
w: mountains of Vi- go.|
RVW2/1/68 Salisbury Plain
abc notation
X:68
T:RVW2/1/68 Salisbury Plain
C:1 of 4 sung by Mr. Flint, Shepherd Taylor's Farm, Lyne, Surrey, August 20th 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/4=66
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:Ddor
"^(a)" (A>G) | AF ED |"^(b)" A2 GE | D3 A/B/ | cA GA |"^(c)" c2"^(d)" (3dcB |$ A2 A>B | cA GA/B/ |
w: As *|I rode o- ver|||||||
c2 dD | FE FD | cc dc/B/ |"^(e)" A<F G>E | D2 ||$"^(a) var." (AG) | AF ED |"^(b) var." AA GE |
w: |||||As *|I * * *||
D4- | !fermata!D z z A/B/ | cA GA |"^(c) var." cc"^(d) var." dB |$ A2 A>B | cA GA/B/ | c2 dD |
w: |||||||
FE FD | cc dc/B/ |"^(e) var." A>G FE | D2 |]
w: ||||
RVW2/1/69 Robin Hood's Men
abc notation
X:69
T:RVW2/1/69 Robin Hood's Men
C:2 of 4 sung by Mr. Flint, 20 August 1907, Lyne, Sussex
L:1/8
Q:1/4=99
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
A | BAB d>"^(a)"AA | Bed e2 A |"^(b)" dcd BAF |$[M:3/8] E2 E |[M:6/8] BcB BAF | E2 z z2 A |
w: Three|hun- dred and ten of bold|Ro- bin Hood's men came|trip- pe- ling o- ver the|hill, came|trip- pe- ling o- ver the|hill. "Whose|
"^(c)" BAB d2 d |$ dcB d2 e |"^(d)" dcB d2 e |"^(e)" dcB A2 F |$"^(f)" BcB (BA)F |[M:3/8] (GF) E |
w: men are all they," the|gent- le- man said. "Those|men are all mine; there's|not a one thine. They|come for the squires _ all|three, _ they|
[M:6/8]"^(g)" BcB (BA)F | E2 z3 ||$ A | BAB d>"^(a) var."cd | Bed e2 A |"^(b) var." cBc B2 F |$
w: come for the squires _ all|three."|||||
[M:3/8] E2 E |[M:6/8] BcB BAF | E2 z z2 A |"^(c) var." B(c/d/)B e2 e |$ dcB d2 e |
w: |||||
"^(d) var." dcB (B/c/B/A/) e |"^(e) var." BAG (3(AGE) F |$"^(f) var." BcB (BF)G |[M:3/8] (AG)F |
w: ||||
[M:6/8]"^(g) var." BcB (3(AGA) F | E2 z3 |]
w: ||
RVW2/1/70 Robin Wood And The Pedlar
abc notation
X:70
T:RVW2/1/70 Robin Wood And The Pedlar
C:3 of 4 sung by Mr. Flint, 20 August 1907, Lyne, Sussex
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
A | BB A2 AF | DD E3 A | Bc d2 cB | Ac B3 A |$ Bd e2 dB |"^(a)" AF D3 E | GA B2 AF |
"^(b)" DD E3 ||$ A | BB A2 AF | DD E3 A | Bc d2 cB | Ac B3 A |$ Bd e2 dB |"^(a) var." AA D3 E |
GA B2 AF |"^(b) var." DF E3 |]
RVW2/1/71 Down By Some River
abc notation
X:71
T:RVW2/1/71 Down By Some River
C:4 of 4 sung by Mr. Flint, 20 August 1907, Lyne, Sussex
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
M:5/8
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
A | G F E2 A | GF !fermata!E2 A |"^(a)" Be (d^c) B |[M:6/8] GAB- B2 A |$"^(b)" BeA A2 B |
w: Down|by some river in|mur- mur side where|sil- ver streams * do|gent- ly glide * I|heard a fair maid ma-|
AE(E D) z D | E F (G/A/) B2 B |[M:5/8]"^(c)" A F E2 ||$ A | G F E2 A | GF !fermata!E2 A |
w: king her moan * "How|can I live * now my|Jim- my's gone?"||||
[M:6/8]"^(a) var." Be A3 A | GA B3 A |$[M:5/8]"^(b) var." B e A2 (A/^c/) |[M:6/8] AE (ED) z D |
w: ||||
E F (G/A/) B2 B |[M:5/8]"^(c) var." (A/G/) F2 !fermata!E |]
w: ||
RVW2/1/72 Three Weeks Before Easter
abc notation
X:72
T:RVW2/1/72 Three Weeks Before Easter
L:1/4
Q:1/4=80
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
G | d c G | d c G | c d/e/ f | g2 e | f e d | a e c | d c B |$ c2 e | f a g | f e d | a g c |
(c B) G | A c G | f e c | A/B/ c2 |]
RVW2/1/75 Lovely On The Water
abc notation
X:75
T:RVW2/1/75 Lovely On The Water
C:Sung by Mr. Hilton, April 11th 1908, at South Walsham, Norfolk
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Eaeo
E>F |"^(a)" GE A2 GE |"^(b)" G2 E2 EF | GA B2 g2 | (e2{fe} d2) g2 |$ e2 d2 B>G | AB D2 EF |
GA B2 AG | E4 ||$ E>F |"^(a) var." (3GFG A2 B2 |"^(b) var. 1" AG E2 EF | GA B2 g2 |
(e2{fe} d2) g2 |$ e2 d2 B>G | AB D2 EF | GA B2 AG | E4 ||$ E>F |"^(a) var." (3GFG A2 B2 |
"^(b) var. 2" A>G D2 EF | GA B2 g2 | (e2{fe} d2) g2 |$ e2 d2 B>G | AB D2 EF | GA B2 AG | E4 |]
RVW2/1/76 When I was a bachelor early
abc notation
X:76
T:RVW2/1/76 When I Was A Bachelor
C:Mr. Hilton, 2 April 1908, South Walsham, Norfolk
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
"^(Editorial suggestion) Andante " E |"^(a)" EEB BBc | dcd"^(b)" B2 B | dc"^(c)"B eec | AGA B2 B |
Bc d"^(d)" ede | Bcd"^(e)" e3 |$ ddB"^(f)" AAG | AGA B3 | E>FG G3 | F>GA BGA | G>AB BGA |
BGE E2 ||$ E |"^(a) var." E2 B B2 c | dc"^(b) var."d B3 | dcB"^(c) var." e2 c | AGA B2 B |
Bc d"^(d) var." edc | Bcd"^(e) var." e2 e |$ dd"^(f) var."B A2 G | AGA B3 | E>FG G3 | F>GA BGA |
G>AB BGA | BGE E2 |]
Notes on RVW2/1/76 Lucy Broadwood has given us another version of the same rendition by Mr. Hilton. (See LEB/5/462). This transcription attempts a conflation of both versions.
RVW2/1/77 Joan's Ale Was New
abc notation
X:77
T:RVW2/1/77 Joan's Ale Was New
C:Mr. Hilton, South Walsham, Norfolk, 2 April 1908
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:D
"^(Editorial suggestion) Moderato " A | F2 D F2 A | d3 Bcd | A2 G F2 D | E3 D2 A |$ F2 D F2 A |
d3 Bcd | e2 d c2 B | A3- A2 A |$ d2 e fed | e2 d cBA | BBB G2 B | A2 G FED |$ F3 A2 G |
F2 E D2 E | F3 ABc | d3- d2 |]
RVW2/1/78 Flower of London
abc notation
X:78
T:RVW2/1/78 Flower of London (1 of 6)
C:Sung by Mr. Locke, Rollesby, Norfolk, 17 April 1908
P:(a little doubtful)
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) Allegretto " D | G G A | F D c | B G F | G2 B/c/ | d G d |$ c B A |
G F E | D2 B/c/ | d G d | c B A/G/ |$ B D E/D/ | C B, D | G G A/G/ | F/E/ D c | B c F | G2 |]
RVW2/1/79 Dark Eyed Sailor
abc notation
X:79
T:RVW2/1/79 Dark Eyed Sailor (2 of 6)
C:Sung by Mr. Locke, Rollesby, Norfolk, 17 April 1908
L:1/8
Q:1/4=72
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) Moderato " D2 | BB B2 G>A | B/A/G/F/ E3 D | G/A/B/c/ d2 e>d | cd B2 e2 |$
dB G>F ED | G A/B/ c2 d>A | BGED z2 |[M:4/4] G>A B/c/d edec | BAGF G2 |]
RVW2/1/80 Just As The Tide Was Flowing
abc notation
X:80
T:RVW2/1/80 Just As The Tide Was Flowing (3 of 6)
C:Sung by Mr. Locke, Rollesby, Norfolk, 17 April 1908
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
|:"^(Editorial suggestion) Allegretto " Bc/A/ | G2 F2 E2 D2 | G2 G2 A2 Bc | d3 c BA G2 | EF G4 :|$
D2 | G2 B2 d3 B | e2 d2 d3 d | e2 d>c B2 A2 | BAGF E2 Bc/A/ |$ G2 F2 E2 D2 | G2 G2 A2 Bc |
d3 c BA G2 | EF G4 |]
RVW2/1/81 It's Of An Old Miser
abc notation
X:81
T:RVW2/1/81 It's Of An Old Miser (4 of 6)
T:Sung by Mr. Locke, Rollesby, Norfolk, 17 April 1908
L:1/4
Q:1/4=110
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:D
"^(Editorial suggestion) Allegretto " A | D d d | A D A | G F E | D2 A | B c d |$ e A B/c/ |
"^(a)" d c B | A2 A | B c d | e/c/ !fermata!A e |$ d B A | G F A/B/4c/4 | d3/2 e/ d/B/ | A/F/ D A |
G F E | D2 ||$ A | D d d | A D A | G F E | D2 A | B c d |$ e A B/c/ |"^(a) var." d F ^G | A2 A |
B c d | e/c/ !fermata!A e |$ d B A | G F A/B/4c/4 | d3/2 e/ d/B/ | A/F/ D A | G F E | D2 |]
RVW2/1/82 Plymouth Sound
abc notation
X:82
T:RVW2/1/82 Plymouth Sound (5 of 6)
C:Sung by Mr. Locke, Rollesby, Norfolk, 17 April 1908
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(Editorial suggestion) Allegretto " G | C E E C | F F A A | G/E/ C C B,/C/ | D C2 :|$ E/F/ |
G G/>E/ C c/B/ | A A F F/F/4E/4 | D D/C/ B, G | G3/2 (F/ A) G | C E E C |$ F F A A |
G/E/ C C B,/C/ | D C2 |]
RVW2/1/83 Man of Birningham Town
abc notation
X:83
T:RVW/2/1/83 The Man of Birningham Town (6 of 6)
C:Sung by Mr. Locke, Rollesby, Norfolk, 17 April 1908
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Ddor
"^(Editorial suggestion) Allegretto " D/>E/ | F E D C | c d A3/2 B/ |"^(a)" c B/A/ B G |
"^(b)" A3 A | c B/A/ B G |$ A E F G |"^(c)" F E/D/ D C | D E F G |"^(d)" A A/>G/ F E | D3 ||$
D/>E/ | F E D C | c d A3/2 B/ |"^(a) var." c c d G |"^(b) var." A3 A/B/ | c B/A/ B G |$ A E F G |
"^(c) var." F D D C | D E F G |"^(d1) var" A/>B/ A/>G/ G E | D3 ||$ D/>E/ | F E D C | c d A3/2 B/ |
"^(a) var." c c d G |"^(b) var." A3 A/B/ | c B/A/ B G |$ A E F G |"^(c) var." F D D C | D E F G |
"^(d2) var" A/>B/ A/>G/ F E | D3 |]
RVW2/1/84 O Mary Go And Call The Cattle Home
Notes on RVW2/1/84 This is an art song, "The Sands of Dee" with words by Charles Kinglsey (1819-75)
set to music by Michael William Balfe (1808-1870). The MS is so unclear as to be more or less indecypherable.
Here is the poem. Note that words from verse 3, "Is it weed, or fish, or floating hair," re-cur in one of the
two VWML MS images of the song.
_The Sands of Dee_
"O Mary, go and call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
Across the sands o' Dee;"
The western wind was wild and dank wi' foam,
And all alone went she.
The creeping tide came up along the sand,
And o'er and o'er the sand,
And round and round the sand,
As far as eye could see;
The blinding mist came down and hid the land--
And never home came she.
"Oh, is it weed, or fish, or floating hair--
A tress o' golden hair,
O' drowned maiden's hair,
Above the nets at sea?
Was never salmon yet that shone so fair,
Among the stakes on Dee."
They rowed her in across the rolling foam,
The cruel crawling foam,
The cruel hungry foam,
To her grave beside the sea:
But still the boatmen hear her call the cattle home,
Across the sands o' Dee.
RVW2/1/85 The Lady Looked Out
abc notation
X:85
T:RVW2/1/85 The Lady Looked Out (1 of 3)
T:Sung by Mr. Billy Waggs at the "Red Lion," Orwell, June 13th 1908
L:1/8
Q:1/4=75
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Gm
"^(Editorial suggestion) " G | DG G G F G | D>G G G2 A | B c B (AG) A | D3 z (AB) |
w: The|la- dy looked out of her|win- dow so high to|hear the proud ped- * lar|sing. "Sing _|
w: |||||
(cA) B (cA) B |$[M:9/8] c (AB) c3 (d2 c) |[M:6/8] B A G DG ^F | G3- G2 || G | D G G G2 G |$
w: on, _ sing on, _ you|bold ped- * lar, Your _|song you have late- ly be-|gun." _|"It's|me and my pack is|
w: ||||||
D G G G2 A | (Bc) B (AG) A | D3 z (AB) | cA B c A B |$[M:9/8] c A B c3 (d2 c) |
w: worth twen- ty pounds in|goods _ and good _ mo-|ney. I _|free- ly would part with it|all but one groat(?) To _|
w: ||||* * * (quart)? * *|
[M:6/8] B A G F G A | B3 (d2 c) | B A G D G ^F | G3- G2 |]
w: kiss and lay with a la-|dy, To _|kiss and lay with a la-|dy." _|
w: ||||
RVW2/1/86 When I Was A Young Man
abc notation
X:86
T:RVW2/1/86 When I Was A Young Man (2 of 3)
T:Sung by Mr. Billy Waggs at the "Red Lion," Orwell, June 13th 1908
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Gaeo
"^(Editorial suggestion) " GA | Bc !fermata!d2 cB | cA !fermata!F2 Ac |"^(a)" B2 A2 GF | D4 BA |
B2 A2 G2 | FD B,2 C2 |$ D2 B2 A>F | G4 || GA | Bc !fermata!d2 cB | cA !fermata!F2 Ac |
"^(a) var. 1" B2 A2 G2 | D4 BA |$ B2 A2 G2 | FD B,2 C2 | D2 B2 A>F | G4 || GA | Bc !fermata!d2 cB |
cA !fermata!F2 Ac |$[M:4/4]"^(a) var. 2" BdcB A2 G2 |[M:3/4] D4 BA | B2 A2 G2 | FD B,2 C2 |
D2 B2 A>F | G4 |]
RVW2/1/87 The Red Running Rue
abc notation
X:87
T:RVW2/1/87 The Red Running Rue (3 of 3)
T:Sung by Mr. Billy Waggs at the "Red Lion," Orwell, June 13th 1908
L:1/8
Q:1/4=70
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:F
"^(Editorial suggestion) " FG | A3 G GFDE |"^(a)" F6 AB |"^(b)" c3 A FG AB | c6 c2 |$
d2 cB AG F2 | G2 AF D2 FG | A2 AG F2 DE | F6 ||$ FG | A3 G GFDE |"^(a) var." F6 c2 |
"^(b) var." d2 cA FG AB | c6 c2 |$ d2 cB AG F2 | G2 AF D2 FG | A2 AG F2 DE | F6 |]
RVW2/1/88 All You That Are To Mirth Inclined
abc notation
X:88
T:RVW2/1/88 All You That Are To Mirth Inclined (1 of 3)
T:Derbyshire Carols sung by Mr. J Hall, Castleton, 1908
L:1/4
Q:1/4=40
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Ador
"^(Editorial suggestion) " A A (A/B/) | c2 B | (A3/2 G/) F |[M:2/4] E2 |$[M:3/4] e e d | (c B) A |
w: All ye that *|are to|mirth * in-|clined,|Con- sid- er|well * and|
(G A) B |[M:2/4] c2 |$[M:3/4] e c B | e2 e | d2 c |[M:2/4] B2 |$[M:3/4] (B/A/) G E | G2 A |
w: bear * in|mind|What our good|God for|us hath|done|on * giv- ing|his be-|
(d c) e | A2 |]
w: lov- * ed|son.|
RVW2/1/89 Old Christmas Day [All In The Morning]
abc notation
X:89
T:RVW2/1/89 Old Christmas Day (2 of 3)
T:Derbyshire Carols sung by Mr. J Hall, Castleton, 1908
L:1/4
Q:1/4=80
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Am
"^(Editorial suggestion) " A A | (A c) B A | G2 c B | A A D2 | E3 B | c2 e e | d2 c B |
w: It was|on _ Christ- mas|day and all|in the morn-|ing Our|Sav- iour was|born and our|
(A c) B A |$ B3 B | c2"^(a)" e2 | d2 (c B) | (A c) (B A) | E2 c B | (A ^G) A D | (E c) B3/2 A/ |
w: hea- * ven- ly|King And|was not|this a _|joy- * ful _|thing and sweet|Je- * sus we|call _ him by|
A2 ||$ A A | (A c) B A | G2 c B | A A D2 | E3 B | c2 e e | d2 c B | (A c) B A |$ B3 B |
w: name.||||||||||
c2"^(a) var" e e | d2 (c B) | (A c) (B A) | E2 c B | A ^G A D | E c B3/2 A/ | A2 |]
w: |||||||
RVW2/1/91 Down In Yon Forest
abc notation
X:91
T:RVW2/1/91 Down in Yon Forest (3 of 3)
T:Derbyshire Carols sung by Mr. J Hall, Castleton, 1908
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Gm
"^(Editorial suggestion) " GAG FGA | BAG A2 D | GAG FGA | BAG A2 |: A |$ BAB cBc | dBG ^F>=ED |
GAG =FGA |"1" BAB G2 :|"2" BAB G3 |]
RVW2/1/92 High Germany
abc notation
X:92
T:RVW2/1/92 High Germany
C:Sung by Flint (Lyne) August 7th 1908 (1 of 2)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Dmix
"^(Editorial suggestion) " e2 | d2 G2 B2 |"^(a)" A2 D2 EF | GA B2 AG | E4 :|$ B2 | E>F G>A B>G |
"^(b)" A>G A2 GA | B2"^rall." ge fd | e4 ||$"^a tempo" e2 | d2 G2 B2 |"^(a)" A2 D2 EF | GA B2 AG |
E4 |:$ e2 | d2 G2 B2 |"^(a) var." AF D2 EF | GA B2 AG | E4 :|$ B2 | E>F G>A B>G |
"^(b) var." F>G A>B c>A | B2"^rall." ge fd | e4 ||$"^a tempo" e2 | d2 G2 B2 |"^(a)" A2 D2 EF |
GA B2 AG | E4 |]
RVW2/1/93 Salisbury Plain
abc notation
X:93
T:RVW2/1/93 Salisbury Plain
C:Sung by Flint (Lyne) August 7th 1908 (2 of 2)
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Edor
"^(Editorial suggestion) " B- B/>A/ |: B G F E | B2 A G |"^(a)" E3 B/>c/ | d B A B |
d2 (3e d c |"1" B A :|"2"$ B2 B3/2 c/ || d B A B/c/ |"^(b)" d2 e E | G F G E | d d e d/c/ |
"^(c)" B/ G3/2 A3/2 G/ | E2 ||$ B- B/>A/ |: B G F E | B2 A G |"^(a) var." E3 B | d B A B |
d2 (3e d c |"1" B A :|"2"$ B2 B3/2 c/ || d B A B/c/ |"^(b) var." d E e E | G F G E | d d e d/c/ |
"^(c) var." B/ A3/2 G3/2 F/ | E2 |]
RVW2/1/94 Little Cabin Boy
abc notation
X:94
T:RVW2/1/94 Little Cabin Boy
C:Sung by Mr and Mrs Verrall August 8th 1908 (1 of 4)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) " GA | BABc | d<c AF | G4- | G2 d2 | g2 ag | g2 fe | d4- | d2 d2 |$
g2 fe | d2 gf | edcB | e2 ge | d2 BG | BAcB |"^(a)" !fermata!G2 ||$ GA | BABc | d<c AF | G4- |
G2 d2 | g2 ag | g2 fe | d4- | d2 d2 |$ g2 fe | d2 gf | edcB | e2 ge | d2 BG | BAcB |
"^(a) var. 1" d2 Bd | d2 BA | !fermata!G2 ||$ GA | BABc | d<c AF | G4- | G2 d2 | g2 ag | g2 fe |
d4- | d2 d2 |$ g2 fe | d2 gf | edcB | e2 ge | d2 BG | BAcB |"^(a) var. 2" d2 (3AcB |
!fermata!G2 |]
RVW2/1/95 Rolling In The Dew
abc notation
X:95
T:RVW2/1/95 Rolling in the Dew
C:Sung by Mr and Mrs Verrall August 8th 1908 (2 of 4)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Dmix
"^(Editorial suggestion) " A2 | D2"^(a)" DD A2 A2 | E2 AG FE D2- |[M:2/4] D2"^(b)" A2 |
[M:4/4] D2 DD D2 dd |$ c2 B2 A3 A | d2 de d"^(c)"c A2 | G2 G>B A>FG>E | D>EF>G A2 cB | A2 E2 D2 ||$
A2 | D2"^(a) var." D2 A2 A2 | E2 AG FE D2- |[M:2/4] D2"^(b) var." AA |[M:4/4] D2 DD D2 dd |$
c2 B2 A3 A | d2 de d"^(c) var."^c A2 | G2 G>B A>FG>E | D>EF>G A2 cB | A2 E2 D2 |]
RVW2/1/96 Good Morning
abc notation
X:96
T:RVW2/1/96 Good Morning
C:Sung by Mr and Mrs Verrall August 8th 1908 (3 of 4)
T:(See "Abroad As I Was Walking" from V.H.J(?) book)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:Amix
"^(Editorial suggestion) " E2 | A2 A2 | e2 e2 | dc B2 | A3 A | d2 ef | g2 a2 | e3 A |$ ddea |
g2 eg | fedc | defg | e2 ce | dc B2 | !fermata!A2 |]
RVW2/1/97 Noble Lord Archer
abc notation
X:97
T:RVW2/1/97 Noble Lord Archer
C:Sung by Mr and Mrs Verrall August 8th 1908 (4 of 4)
L:1/4
Q:1/4=110
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:A
"^(Editorial suggestion) " A/ B/ | c A F | E C E | E B B | B2 (A/B/) | c A F |$ E C E | E A A |
w: Oh the|nob- le Lord|Arch- er to|hunt- ing did|ride, His *|hounds at his|heels and his|sword by his|
A2 A | A c e | e c A | f e c | B A B | c A F |$ E C E | B B c | (d c) B | c A F |"^(a)" E C E |
w: side *|||||||||||
E A G | A2 ||$ A/B/ | c A F | E C E | E B B | B2 A/B/ | c A F |$ E C E | E A A | A2 A | A c e |
w: ||||||||||||
e c A | f e c | B A B | c A F |$ E C E | B B c | (d c) B | c A F |"^(a) var." e2 c | E A G | A2 |]
w: |||||||||||
RVW2/1/98 Down In The Groves
abc notation
X:98
T:RVW2/1/98 Down In the Groves
C:Sung by Blundon (?) at the inn, Lambs Green (Sussex), 12 August 1908
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"_(""_)""^Editorial suggestion " D |: G3/2 A/ G D | G B c B | A A/B/ A G | D E D2 :| B/c/ |
d e d B |$ A c B A | G D G B | c B !fermata!A d | d2 c2 | B c/A/ G F | G3 |]
RVW2/1/99 [Hurricane Wind]
abc notation
X:99
T:RVW2/1/99 [Hurricane Wind]
C:Sung by Penfold, Plough Inn, Rusper, Sussex, 13 August 1908
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:D
"^Editorial suggestion " D | D A B A | F E D3/2 D/ | F A d e/d/ | A B A ||$ D/E/ | F A d e |
A B/c/ d3/2 d/ | A A B A | F E !fermata!D |]
W:For a transcription of this song that has been fitted with lyrics see Roy Palmer [ed.] (1983)
W:"Folk Songs Collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams," pp. 152-154.