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Betsy of the Moor

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Place Collected: Ampney Crucis
Date collected: Between 1913 and 1916
Collector: Williams, Alfred
Roud Number: 21199

This song is rather a mystery as no other version can be found.  The poetic language and the meter of the song suggest an Irish origin, but the trail runs cold.

 

Notes by Gwilym Davies 13 March 2016