Take 6 Transcription Programme: The Butterworth Archive, MS 6b

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GB/6b/1 All Round My Hat Version 1 of 2

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T:GB/6a/1 All Round My Hat Version 1 of 3
C:Sung by Mr. Edmund Knight, Washington, December 1907
P:Noted by George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:1. Come all you young people,
W: and listen to my ditty,
W: I'll tell you how young Phoebe
W: accused young William wrong;
W: She said he had deceived her,
W: it sadly seemed to grieve her.
W: Left alone one evening
W: she sang a mournful song.
W:
W: 2. "Young men are false,
W: they are so deceitful,
W: "Young men are false,
W: they seldom do prove true;
W: "Rambling and ranging,
W: their minds are always changing,
W: "They are always seeking
W: for some young girl that's new.
W:
W: 3. "Many a long hour
W: have I spent in courting,
W: "Many a long hour
W: have I spent in vain;
W: "But since it is my fortune
W: that I must die a maiden,
W: "Never will I ramble
W: so far, far again.
W: W: 4. "O if I had but
W: my own heart to keep it,
W: "O if I had but
W: my own heart again,
W: "How closely in my bosom
W: I would lock it up for ever,
W: "And never would I ramble
W: so far, far again.
W:
W: 5. "All round my hat
W: I will wear the green willow,
W: "All round my hat
W: for twelve months and a day;
W: "If anyone should ask me
W: the reason why I wear it,
W: "I will tell them that my true love
W: is far, far away."
W:
W: 6. "O Phoebe, O Phoebe,
W: since for me you have lamented,
W: "You will find in the end
W: you'll have no cause to rue;
W: "For since I've found you faithful,
W: come make yourself contented,
W: "For all that I said was
W: to try if you was true."
W:
W: 7. Now William and Phoebe
W: in wedlock are united,
W: They live in a cottage
W: down by the riverside;
W: Let us hope that their comfort
W: and peace will ne'er be blighted,
W: Young lovers take example
W: by William and his bride.
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w: Come|
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w: all you * young|peo- ple * and|lis- ten to * my|dit- * ty, I'll|tell you how * young|Phoe- be * ac-|cused young Wil- * liam|
d3- d2 d |$ (de) c c2 e | (d2 c) A2 B | c2 A d2 G | (G2 F) D3 |$ G2 G (AG) F | G3 (AB) c |
w: wrong. * She|said * he had de-|ceived * her, it|sad- ly seemed to|grieve * her;|Left a- lone * one|eve- ning * she|
d2 d c2 B | G3- G2 |]
w: sang a mourn- ful|song. *|

Notes on GB/6b/1 The tune is similar to those of GB/6a/1 and GB/7a/70. In the MS the version sung by Mr. Verrall at Horsham in July 1909 (GB/7a/71) is appended to this version but crossed out.

GB/6b/2 All Round My Hat Version 2 of 2

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T:GB/6b/2 All Round My Hat Version 3 of 3
T:The following variant is from the collection of the late Mr. Hammond
C:Sung by Mrs. Crawford, West Milton (Dorset)
P:Noted by H.E.D. Hammond
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:1. Yesterday evening I was invited to a wedding
W: Unto a fair girl that provèd so unkind.
W: As soon as she began for to think on some other
W: The farmer, her own lovyer, still runs in her mind.
W:
W: 2. When supper was over and all things were ended
W: They all did conclude to give the bride a song.
W: The first that begun was the farmer, her own lovyer,
W: To give the bride a song, but it was not very long.
W:
W: 3. "O how can you sleep on another man's pillow
W: "Since you pretend that you love me so dear?
W: "Now for your sweet sake I'll wear a mournful willow
W: "Now and for ever I'll wear it for my dear."
W:
W: 4. (Omitted.)
W:
W: 5. The favour was granted and all things were ready
W: With sighing and crying they all went to bed.
W: 'Twas early one morning the young man arosèd
W: He went and he found that his new wife was dead.
W:
W: 6. (See above.)
W:
T:RVW (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
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w: All round * my|hat I will|wear the mourn- ful|will- ow|All round * my|hat for a|
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w: twelve- month and * a|day, * And|if * this here|will- ow it should|not be- *|come me Then I'll|leave it off for|
F3 d2 B | (A2 F)"^(b)" (G2 E) |"_(Last Verse)" D6 || D3 (ED) C | D3"^(a) var." A2 A | B2 c d2 B |$
w: ev- er and|e- * ver *|more.|All round * my|hat I will|wear the mourn- ful|
B3 A3 | B3 (Bc) d | F3 E2 D | E2 E (EF) G | F3- F2 A | (B2 A) B2 c |$ d2 c d2 B | A3 (G2 E) |
w: will- ow|All round * my|hat for a|twelve- month and * a|day, * And|if * this here|will- ow it should|not be- *|
F2 D A,2 A, | D2 D E2 E | F3 d2 B | (A2 F)"^(b) var." (GFE) | D6 |]
w: come me Then I'll|leave it off for|ev- er and|e- * ver * *|more.|

GB/6b/3 Highland Jane

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GB/6b/4 The Banks of Green Willow Version 1 of 4

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Notes on GB/6b/4 In the Take 6 Catalogue this version is also entered as GB/6b/26. For versions 2-4 see GB/6b/27-9 below.

GB/6b/5 The Bonny Bunch of Roses

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Notes on GB/6b/5 The tune is similar to those of GB/6a/36 and GB/7b/4B.

GB/6b/6 On Christmas Night (Carol) Version 1 of 2

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Notes on GB/6b/6 The tune is similar to those of GB/6a/125 and GB/7a/56.

GB/6b/7 On Christmas Night (Carol) Version 2 of 2

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Notes on GB/6b/7 The tune is identical to that of GB/7a/57. See also GB/6a/126. For words to this carol see GB/6b/6 above. In the MS there is this note relevant to this Version 2: "The words belong to the first version. Mrs. Cranstone could only remember fragments. G.S.K.B(utterworth)."

GB/6b/8 The Cruel Father and Affectionate Lovers

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Notes on GB/6b/8 The tune is similar to those of GB/6a/56 and GB/7a/76.

GB/6b/9 Johnny Harte

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Notes on GB/6b/9 The tune is similar to that of GB/7b/29.

GB/6b/10 A Lawyer Fine and Gay Second Version

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T:GB/6b/10 A Lawyer Fine and Gay
T:Second Version
C:Sung by Mrs. Cranstone, Billingshurst, July 1907
P:Noted by George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:(Editor's note: Words are given to this tune in the original MS but then crossed out,
W: presumably by Butterworth himself. See GB/6b/10 for words to fit.)
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A G A (E2 D) C2 G |[M:6/8] G E G (GE) G | (A2 B) c2 |]

Notes on GB/6b/10 The tune is similar to that of GB/7b/25. For the First Version see GB/6b/11 immediately below.

GB/6b/11 A Lawyer Fine and Gay First Version

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T:GB/6b/11 A Lawyer Fine and Gay
T:First Version
C:Sung by Mrs. Verrall, Horsham, 1908
P:Noted by Francis Jekyll
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:1. It's of a lawyer fine and gay,
W: Went riding through some city;
W: It was there he espied a fair pretty maid;
W: She was handsome and tall and pretty.
W:
W: 2. "May I go with you, my pretty maid?"
W: He asked her so dearly;
W: "You can do as you please, kind sir," she said,
W: "But my father is there a-mowing."
W:
W: 3. This lawyer he got off his horse,
W: Thinking that he might gain her,
W: When she took such a fright right over the way,
W: Thinking he might undo her.
W:
W: 4. This lawyer ran like any deer,
W: Till he did overtake her,
W: When all that he whispered in her ear
W: Was what a fine lady he'd make her.
W:
W: 5. "I will take you up to fair London town,
W: "And all such lovely places,
W: "I will busk you into a silken gown,
W: "Gold rings and gold chains and gold laces."
W:
W: 6. "I will have none of your silken gowns,
W: "Nor go to none of your fine places.
W: "I'll never be busked in a silken gown,
W: "Gold rings nor gold chains nor gold laces."
W:
W: 7. "I never will be a lawyer's wife,
W: "To live in a house of ruin;
W: "I would rather be a poor man's wife.
W: "My husband loves me dearly."
W:
W: 8. "I would rather be a poor man's wife.
W: "My husband loves me dearly,
W: "And between us both we manage to keep
W: "A poor little innocent baby."
W:
W: Note the Aeolian cadence in this otherwise purely Ionian (or major) tune - R.V.W.
W:
W:Is this the original of "Mowing the barley" now so much sung?
W: As "Oh where beese gwying" a version can be seen in Rev. G. Hill's
W: "Wiltshire Folk Songs and Carols".
W: - D. K.
W:See also the note by Cecil Sharp prefacing GB/6B/11A - Ed.
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w: It's|of a law- yer|fine and gay, Went|rid- ing through some|ci- * ty, It was|there he es- pied a _|
A B c (E2 D) C2 D |[M:6/8] E E E E2 D | (A2 G) A2 ||
w: fair pret- ty maid, _ She was|hand- some and tall and|pret- * ty.|

Notes on GB/6b/11 The tune is similar to that of GB/7b/25. For the Second Version see GB/6b/10 immediately above.

GB/6b/11A [A Lawyer Fine and Gay]

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GB/6b/12 The Mistress Health

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T:GB/6b/12 The Mistress' Health GB/6b/13 [The Great Bell of Lincoln]
C:Sung by Mr. George Knight, Horsham, April 1907
P:Noted by George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:Butterworth also adds the following: To the tune of the above, Mr Knight sang also the following health song:-
W:
W: The Great Bell of Lincoln is broken in her frame,
W: And she must be mended before she rings again,
W: With new frame and new wheel, new clipper and new strings,
W: O turn the bell over, hark, hark, how she rings.
W:
W: The last line refers to the reversing of the drinking horns
W: after the health is drunk. GSKB
W:
W: The following note was appended by Anne Gilchrist to the above:
W: This tune has a considerable resemblance to the old tune 'Jack
W: Jintle' and also to 'The Jacket and the Petticoat' (Miss Mason's
W: Nursery Rhymes) - a tune belonging to an eighteenth (?) century
W: song called 'Nothing at All'. AGG
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w: Now we've drunk our|mas- ter's health,|We'll drink our|dame's, And|we will be|mer- ry in|do- ing the|same: To|him we drank|one glass, To|her we'll drink|
c2 A |$ G E C | F D D | E C C | C3 |]
w: two, And|we will be|mer- ry be-|fore we do|go.|

Notes on GB/6b/12 The files for GB/6b/12 are identical to those for GB/6b/13. (Please refer to the MSS or to the PDF.)

GB/6b/13 [The Great Bell of Lincoln]

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T:GB/6b/12 The Mistress' Health GB/6b/13 [The Great Bell of Lincoln]
C:Sung by Mr. George Knight, Horsham, April 1907
P:Noted by George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:Butterworth also adds the following: To the tune of the above, Mr Knight sang also the following health song:-
W:
W: The Great Bell of Lincoln is broken in her frame,
W: And she must be mended before she rings again,
W: With new frame and new wheel, new clipper and new strings,
W: O turn the bell over, hark, hark, how she rings.
W:
W: The last line refers to the reversing of the drinking horns
W: after the health is drunk. GSKB
W:
W: The following note was appended by Anne Gilchrist to the above:
W: This tune has a considerable resemblance to the old tune 'Jack
W: Jintle' and also to 'The Jacket and the Petticoat' (Miss Mason's
W: Nursery Rhymes) - a tune belonging to an eighteenth (?) century
W: song called 'Nothing at All'. AGG
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c2 A |$ G E C | F D D | E C C | C3 |]
w: two, And|we will be|mer- ry be-|fore we do|go.|

Notes on GB/6b/13 The files for GB/6b/13 are identical to those for GB/6b/12. (Please refer to the MSS or to the PDF.)

GB/6b/14 Shule Agra

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T: GB/6b/14 Shule Agra
C: Sung by Mr. Smith at Stoke Lacy, Hereford, September 1907
P: Noted by George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W: 1. O it's slan, slan, slan agussaroo
, W:Time can only ease my woe,
W: Since the lad of my heart from me did depart,
W:Slan mavourneen, slan, slan.
W:
W:2. Then I'll sell my rock and I'll sell my wheel,
W: To buy my love a sword of steel,
W:That every battle he might win,
W: Slan manourneen, slan, slan.
W:
W: 3. I wish I was on yonder hill,
W:I'd sit me down and cry my fill;
W: Every tear might turn a mill,
W:Slan, mavourneen, slan, slan.
W:
W:4. Then round my petticoats I wear red,
W: Oft times my parents wish that I was dead,
W:As through the world I beg my bread,
W: Slan, mavourneen, slan, slan.
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w: O it's|slan, slan,|slan a- guss- a- roo,|Time can on- ly|ease * my woe, Since the|lad of my heart * from *|
G2 AG E4 | c3 A B2 e2 | A4 A2 |]
w: me did de- part,|Slan mav- our- neen,|slan, slan.|

Notes on GB/6b/14 Butterworth remarks that this piece is Dorian, whereas it is, in fact, Hyperdorian. The key signature should thus be G as it is here transcribed, and not C as it appears in the MS.

GB/6b/15 Admiral Benbow

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GB/6b/16 It's Of A Farmer All In This Town

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T:GB/6b/16 It's of a Farmer All in this Town
C:Mr. Smith (p. 1), Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, IX. 07
P:F.W. J(ekyll) & G.S.K. B(utterworth)
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
T:[The Suffolk Miracle]
W:
W:1. It's of a farmer all in this town,
W: His name was up through the country round;
W: He had a daughter, a beauty bright,
W: And she alone was his heart's delight.
W:
W: 2. Many a noble lord came this dame to see,
W: But still she could fancy none of there;
W: But of late came one of low degree,
W: He came of late, so she fancied he.
W:
W: 3. When her father came of this to hear,
W: He separated her from her dear;
W: Three score miles he did her send,
W: To her uncle's house, to her discontent.
W:
W: 4. One night as she was for her bed bound,
W: She heard a noise and a dismal sound;
W: Saying, "Mary dear, rise from your bed,
W: ...............................
W:
W: 5. "Here is a token, my heart's delight,
W: "Your father's steed to ride home this night;
W: "Another token I've brought to you,
W: "Your mother's cloak, and her silk coat too."
W:
W: 6. They rode more quickly than the wind,
W: But still he minded his love behind;
W: He heaved a sigh and thus did say,
W: "Oh my dearest dear, how my head does ache."
W:
W: 7. At length they came to her father's gate,
W: And these few words to his love he said,
W: "Alight, my love, and go to your bed,
W: "Your father's steed I'll see combed and fed."
W:
W: 8. A white holland handkerchief she drew,
W: And bound it round his head, and tightly too;
W: She went up to her father's hall,
W: Loudly for her father she did call.
W:
W: 9. "Oh father dear, did you send for me,
W: "By my loved Jimmy, kind sir?" said she;
W: It's well he knew this young man was dead,
W: Which made every hair stand up on his head.
W: W: 10. This young man's darling cried more and more,
W: Thus young man was dead just nine months or more
W: The grave was opened where he was laid,
W: With his love's holland handkerchief bound round his head.
W:
W: Butterworth adds: Mrs Whiting also sang this tune,
W: practically without variation. The words printed
W: consist of fragments given by the singers. They
W: should be compared with 'The Suffolk Miracle'
W: (Oxford Book of Ballads).
W: GSKB
W: Anne Gilchrist adds: See Child's Popular Ballads,
W: under 'The Suffolk Miracle', for full notes on this ballad,
W: "the representative in England of one of the most remarkable
W: tales and one of the most impressive and beautiful ballads
W: of the European continent".
W: AGG
W: Lucy Broadwood adds: To the editor: I hope a sub-title,
W: 'The Suffolk Miracle' will be added for reference purposes.
W: LEB
W: (Full English Editorial note: No suitable replacement for
W: the missing line has been found in Child, Bronson or the
W: Oxford Book of Ballads. However, the text "And come with
W: me," her true love said. will fit perfectly well for performance.
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w: It's *|of a farm- er all|in this town, His|name was up through the|count- ry round; He|had a daugh- ter, a|
A G (A d-) d d | (A/G/) A F2 D3/2 E/ | D D D3 |]
w: beaut- y bright, _ _ And|she * a- lone was his|heart's de- light.|

GB/6b/17 The Tinker

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T:GB/6b/17 The Tinker
C:Sung by Mr. James Landamore, Wroxham, Norfolk, April 1910
P:Noted by Francis Jekyll and George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:Butterworth comments: Words not noted. GSKB This tune is very similar to ´Bridgwater Fair'
W: (Folksongs from Somerset). An anonymous note in the file comments: To Mr Keel This seems
W: to be an old country dance air. A lively tune of the same character is sung in Scotland to the
W: "Tinkler's Waddin'", written by William Watt (1792 to 1859). There may have been a dance tune
W: by that name (the Tinker) to which Watt's song was written.
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Notes on GB/6b/17 This is a version of "The Tinker's Courtship." For a fuller version with copious notes on it see p.103 and p. 141 of Frank Purslow's "The Constant Lovers."

GB/6b/18 Little Brown Jug

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T:GB/6b/18 Little Brown Jug
C:Sung by Mr. Smith, at Stoke Lacy, Hereford, September 1907
P:Noted by Francis Jekyll and George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:1. Me and my wife we live alone
W: In a neat little cottage we calls our own
W: She likes gin and I likes rum
W: And that's where we has lots of fun.
W: Singing old brown ale, old brown beer,
W: The bonny little brown jug that I loves dear.
W:
W: 2. If I had a cow that would give such milk
W: I would dress her up in the finest silk
W: I would feed her up on the best of hay
W: I would milk her nine times every day. Singing...etc.
W:
W:3. Then it's if my brown jug was in gaol
W: I'd pawn my shirt and bring it out on bail;
W: And if my wife would me despise
W: I'd up with my fists and give her two black eyes. Singing...etc.
W:
W: 4. Then in comes the landlord, so noble and fat
W: He puts on his three-cocked hat
W: He fills your beer till the cellar runs dry
W: And he wouldn't care a damn if you live or die. Singing...etc.
W:
W: 5. The brewer brews it into a pan
W: The landlord spills it into a can
W: He fills your beer till the cellar runs dry
W: And he wouldn't care a damn if you live or die. Singing...etc.
W:
W:Frank Kidson remarks: Is this a Folk-Song? JFK To which Lucy Broadwood responds: No! LEB
W: Kidson then adds the following note: Little Brown Jug This is not a folk song. It is an American
W: production which came to England about 1880. A copy will be found the 'The Scottish Student's
W: Song Book' and other places. It is said to be by R. A. Eastburn. Frank Kidson
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"^Dorian" (B3/2 A/) | G E E (B,/C/) | D D D D/ D/ | E E/ E/ G/ G/ A |$ B A A2 | B B d B |
w: Me *|and my wife we *|lives a- lone In a|neat lit- tle cot- tage we|calls our own,|She likes gin and|
A A A (G/A/) |$ B B (B/A/) G | A A B B/ A/ | G E E2 |$ D D D3/2 D/ | G/ A/ B/ c/ d B/ A/ |
w: I likes rum, And *|that's where we * has|lots of fun, Sing- ing|old brown ale,|old brown beer, The|bon- ny lit- tle brown jug that|
G E E2 |]
w: I loves dear.|

GB/6b/19 Horse Racing Song

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X:19
T:GB/6b/19 Horse Racing Song
C:Sung by Mr. "Blue" Fisher, Tidenham, Norfolk, December 1911
P:Noted by R. Vaughan Williams and George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:1. It's of three north noble country dukes from the Newmarket came
W: All for a wager they did run, and the riders to do the same,
W: The same, the same, and the riders to do the same.
W:
W: 2. And as they were a-riding along the road, they met with a little boy
W: "Come show to me Lord Framplin's halls that his horses we may see."
W: May see, may see, etc.
W: W: 3. Then he took them into his middlemost stable, among those riders all
W: There was great Greasy-heel, little Lamp-boy Jack, little Molly shall run with you all.
W:
W: 4. Then up bespoke the poorest duke, the poorest of those three
W: "I'll run you for thirty thousand pounds, and tomorrow shall be the day."
W:
W: 5. So when Lord Framplin heard those words, he stood with his hat in his hand
W: "I'll run you for gold whilst gold shall hold, and I'll make it upon your land."
W:
W: 6. Then the drums and the trumpets we did sound, all for them to get ready
W: And all Lord Frampton had to say, "Mind you, Jack boy, and be steady."
W:
W: 7. The first milepost he did come at, Lord Thompson's man did say:
W: "If you can't go no faster than this, kind sir, I'll show you the way."
W:
W: 8. The second milepost he did come at, the people all declared
W: They hardly could decide the case between the horse and the mare.
W:
W: 9. There was heel to heel and toe to toe, so merrily they did run on,
W: They were shoulder to shoulder and flank to flank, and the whip and touch began.
W:
W: 10. And just as they did climb the hill, Lord Framplin's mare being free
W: She took to her heels and away did run, and Lord Framplin he carried the day.
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F2 | B2 B2 B2"^(a)" dc | c2 F2 !fermata!F2 F2 | B2 B2 (Bc) (de) |$ f6 (fe) |
w: 1.~It's|of three north nob- le|coun- try dukes from|the New- mar- * ket *|came, All *|
d2 (dc) B2"^(b)" (BA) | G2"^(c)" B2 F2 FF | GA B2 d2"^(d)" e2 |$[M:3/2] B4 G4 F2 F F |
w: for a * wa- ger *|they did run, and the|rid- ers to do the|same, the same, and the|
[M:4/4] GA"^(e)" B2 d2 (ec) | B6 ||$ F2 | B2 B2 B2"^(a) var." d2 | c2 F2 !fermata!F2 F2 |
w: rid- ers to do the *|same.||||
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GA B2 d2"^(d) var." (ec) |$[M:3/2] B4 G4 F2 F F |[M:4/4] GA"^(e) var." (Bc) d2 (ec) | B6 |]
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GB/6b/20 Royal George

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X:20
T:GB/6b/20 Royal George
C:Sung by Mr. Robert Hurr, Southwold, Suffolk, October 24th, 1910
P:Noted by R. Vaughan Williams and George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:1. As we set sail from [for?] the rock of Gibraltar,
W: As we set sail from sweet Dublin Bay,
W: O little did we think of our sad mis fortune,
W: A-sleeping in the briny sea,
W: O little did we think of our sad misfortune,
W: A-sleeping in the brin-y sea.
W:
W: 2. O there was one poor woman a-living in the city
W: As soon as she heard that her husband was dead
W: It filled her [?] poor heart full of grief and pity
W: To hear what that poor woman said,
W: It filled...etc.
W:
W: 3. She said, "I'll go and seek for my own true lover,
W: "I'll go and sail the wide world round,
W: "Then if my own true lover I do not discover,
W: "All in some salt seas I will drown."
W: Then if...etc.
W:
W:Take 6 Editorial note: See also GB/6b/23 The Wreck of the Royal George; the two songs are perhaps linked.
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w: As _|we set sail from~[for?] the|rock _ of Gib- ral- * tar,|_ As|
[M:4/4] e3 (d/e/)"^(b)" f2 B F |$ A2 B2 !fermata!c3 F | B3/2 A/ B3/2 c/ (B>A) G F |
w: we set _ sail from sweet|Dub- lin Bay, O|lit- tle did we think _ of our|
(B>A) B2 c !fermata!f2 d |"^(c)" e2- (3e(fg) f3 e |$ d2 c2"^(d)" (B>A) (G>F) |
w: sad _ mis- for- tune, A-|sleep- * ing _ in the|brin- y sea, _ O _|
B3/2 A/ B3/2 c/ (B>A) G F | (B>A) B2 c !fermata!f2 d | e2- (3e(fg) f3 e | d2 c2 B2 ||$ (Bc) |
w: lit- tle did we think _ of our|sad _ mis- for- tune, A-|sleep- * ing _ in the|brin- y sea.||
d2 d2 d2 c3/2 d/ |"^(a) var." (ed) c B (B<A) G2- |[M:2/4] G3 d |
w: |||
[M:4/4] e3 (d/e/)"^(b) var." f3 B |$ B3/2 A/ B2 !fermata!c3 F | B3/2 A/ B3/2 c/ (B>A) G F |
w: |||
(B>A) B2 c !fermata!f2 d |"^(c) var." e2 (fg) f3 e |$ d2 c2"^(d) var." (BA) (GF) |
w: |||
B3/2 A/ B3/2 c/ (B>A) G F | (B>A) B2 c !fermata!f2 d | e2- (3e(fg) f3 e | d2 c2 B2 |]
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GB/6b/22 As Robin Was Driving

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T:GB/6b/22 As Robin Was Driving
C:Sung by Mr. 'Blue' Fisher, Tidenham, Norfolk, December 1911
P:Noted by R. Vaughan Williams and George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:Butterworth adds: The rest of the words are not suitable for publication. GSKB
W: (Take 6 Editorial note: The words will, however, be found on p.8 of
W: "The Ploughboy's Glory", edited by Michael Dawney and published by the EFDSS - SF)
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"^Dorian" ((A/B/)) | c B A |"^(a)" B E E |"^(b)" c B G | A2 (A/B/) | c A A |$ G E E/E/ | F D D |
w: As *|Ro- bin was|driv- ing his|wag- on a-|long, The *|trees in full|blos- som and the|birds in full|
E2 B | c B A | B E E |$ c B G | A2 (A/B/) | c A A | G E (E/"^?"F/) | G G A | E2 (D/C/) |$
w: song, I|saw a young|dam- sel was|going to and|fro, As *|Ro- bin was|driv- ing his *|wag- on gee-|ho, That's *|
(C3/2 D/) (E/"^?"F/) | G !fermata!E2 | (c B) A | G E D | E A"^#?" G | A2 ||$ ((A/B/)) | c B A |
w: well * done *|Ro- bin,|Drive * on,|Ro- bin, ride|up and gee-|ho.|||
"^(a) var." G E E |"^(b) var." c B (A/"^?#"G/) | A2 (A/B/) | c A A |$ G E E/E/ | F D D | E2 B |
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c B A | B E E |$ c B G | A2 (A/B/) | c A A | G E (E/"^?"F/) | G G A | E2 (D/C/) |$
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(C3/2 D/) (E/F/) | G !fermata!E2 | (c B) A | G E D | E A"^#?" G | A2 |]
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GB/6b/23 The Wreck of the Royal George

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X:23
T:GB/6b/23 The Wreck of the Royal George
C:Sung by W. Wickham, Blackham, Sussex, May, 1907.
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:(I noted it in G.)
W:
W: Full English Editorial note: This song was not collected by Butterworth, but by Annie Gilchrist, who wrote a letter
W: that was attached to GB/6b/20. Her letter was subsequently annoted by Lucy Broadwood. For reasons of space,
W: the text is quoted here, rather than with GB/6b/20. Royal George To Mr Keel: I do not think this is properly a
W: folk-song - at any rate as regards the tune. I obtained what appears to be the chorus from a young labourer in
W: Sussex in 1907. He had learnt it "from other men" - very likely in camp, as he had been a volunteer and had learnt
W: other songs in a similar way. I doubt whether the tune is even as old as the time of the loss of the Royal George
W: (1782). The phrase "little did we think of our sad misfortune" certainly has quite a modern ring. I can't account
W: for the "fourteen hundred men, women and children" - some other wreck seems to have got mixed up with the
W: Royal George! A.G.G. I don't think we should print this. It does not seem to me to be anything other than a
W: reminiscence of a quite late 18th Century composed story.
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"^Chorus (in marching time)" !>!B !>!B !>!B !>!B | d (3c/ c/ B/ A3/4 G/4 F | f f g f/ d/ |
w: Four- teen hun- dred|men, wo- men and chil- der- en,|On- ly four of them|
B d c3/2 F/ |$ B3/4 c/4 d3/4 c/4 B F |[M:5/4] A B (c/>d/) !fermata!e f/ d/ |
w: reached the shore (And)|all the Roy- al George and|all its glo- * ries They went|
[M:4/4] e (3(d/ c/) B/ c f | B2 z2 |]
w: down and * was seen no|more.|

Notes on GB/6b/23 This was collected not by Butterworth but by Annie Gilchrist. See GB-6b-23.pdf for more information.

GB/6b/24 [O Madam I'll Present You] [The Keys of Heaven] Version 1 of 2

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T:GB/6b/24 [O Madam I'll Present You]
T:[The Keys of Heaven] 1st Version
C:Sung by Mr. Woods, Tidenham, Norfolk, December 1911
P:Noted by R. Vaughan Williams and George Butterworth
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
W:
W:1. O Madam I'll present you a fine coach and six,
W: Four black horses as black as any jet,
W: If you will walk abroad with me,
W: If you will walk abroad with me.
W:
W: 2. O I won't accept your fine coach and six, (etc.)
W:
W: 3. O Madam I'll present you a fine easy chair,
W: To set in the garden and take the morning air, If you... (etc.)
W:
W: 4. O I won't accept... (etc.)
W:
W: 5. O Madam I'll present you a fine silken gown,
W: Four yards long all a-trailed on the ground,
W: If you... (etc.)
W:
W: 6. O I won't accept... (etc.)
W:
W:7. O Madam I'll present you a fine gold watch,
W: To hang by your side to tell you what's the time,
W: If you... (etc.)
W:
W: 8. O I won't accept... (etc.)
W:
W: 9. O Madam I'll present you the key of my chest,
W: And all my gold jewels and jewels I possess,
W: If you... (etc.)
W:
W: 10. O I won't accept... (etc.)
W:
W: 11. O Madam I'll present you the key of my heart,
W: And married we will be and never never part,
W: If you... (etc.)
W:
W: 12. O I will accept... (etc.)
W:
W:Lucy Broadwood has annotated this ms, first by crossing out Butterworth's title of "The Keys of Heaven"
W: and writing in "No! it isn't - LEB" and she adds a the following note: Please don't call this 'The Keys of
W: Heaven' which don't come into this version & is merely the title of my particular version in 'County Songs'
W: which does turn on the Keys of Heaven. "Madam I present you" is the title that usually covers this class of song.
LEB If any songs are to be omitted I should leave this out as the song is in most nursery-rhyme books in similar versions (Halliwell, Chambers, etc.etc.etc.)
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w: O|Ma dam, I'll pre- sent you a|fine coach and six,|Four black hor- ses as|black as an- y jet, If|you will walk a-|broad with me, If|
c B A G D2 F2 | G6 |]
w: you will walk a- broad with|me.|

GB/6b/25 [O Madam I'll Present You] [The Keys of Heaven] Version 2 of 2

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GB/6b/26 The Banks of Green Willow Version 1 of 4 (Duplicate)

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GB/6b/27 The Banks of Green Willow Version 2 of 4

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GB/6b/28 The Banks of Green Willow Version 3 of 4

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X:28
T:GB/6b/28 The Banks of Green Willow Version 3 of 4
T:The following tune comes from the collection of the late Mr. Hammond. R.V.W.
C:Sung by Mr. J. Welsh, Wareham (Dorset)
P:Noted by H.E.D. Hammond
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
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G | B G B | A F D | E3/2 F/ G/ E/ |"^(a)" D B, B, |$ G G B,/ B,/ | C E B,/ C/ | D c B | A G ||$ G | w: 'Tis|of a sea|cap- tain who|lived near the sea-|side (o) he|court a fam- ous|daught- er that he|once love so|dear- ly.|Come|
B/ >A/ G B | A/ >F/ D G/ F/ | E C A/ F/ | (G/>F/) D D |$ G G B, |"^(b)" C E B,/C/ | D c B | A G ||$
w: toll the bell come|toll the bell oh come|toll it loud and|eas- * i- ly|||||
G | B G B | A F D | E3/2 F/ G/E/ |"^(a) var." D/C/ B, D |$ G G B, | C B, B,/C/ | D c B | A G ||$
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G | B/>A/ G B | A/>F/ D G/F/ | E C A/F/ | G/>F/ D D |$ G G B, |"^(b) var." C B, B,/C/ | D c B |
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A G |]
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GB/6b/29 The Banks of Green Willow Version 4 of 4

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Take 6 Transcription Programme: The Butterworth Archive, MS 6b

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