Roud 1085

Roud 1085

• The Gown of Green - Jack Norris, Sussex

• The Gown So Green - Brazil Family, Gloucestershire

These versions are based on a 19th century broadside known either as the Sequel to the Gown of Green or The Answer to the Gown of Green, both of which can be found in the Bodleian Library allegro Catalogue of Ballads

Examples of the original Gown of Green song can also be found on the Bodleian site. Versions collected from oral tradition include

• The Gown of Green - Charles Lolley, Yorkshire collected by Frank Kidson

• The Gown of Green - Joseph Taylor, Lincolnshire collected by Percy Grainger