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Performer: Langsbury, Ken
Place Collected: Cheltenham
Date collected: 1994 (10 Oct)
Collector: Davies, Gwilym
Roud Number: 1736

This mock rustic song has proved itself popular with country singers, probably from a recording of the song made by Charlie Higgins in 1931, but the song may well be older. Apart from Ken Langsbury’s version, it was also collected from Alex Innes of Cheltenham in 1975 and from Jackie Booth of Stroud in 1979.

Notes by Gwilym Davies

Media & Downloads

Hear the song/tune as collected (mp3 stream):

See the song/tune as collected (PDF file)
Hear the song/tune (midi file)
Version to sing (PDF file)
Hear a version to sing (midi file)
Song/tune as collected (abc file)
Version to sing (abc file)