Jeanette
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Performer: Russell, Mrs.
Place Collected: Tetbury
Date collected: Between 1913 and 1916
Collector: Williams, Alfred
Roud Number: 391
The title page for the sheet music of this song states that the music was composed by Charles W Glover (1806-1863) with words by Charles Jeffreys, as “The Conscript’s Departure”. The sheet music with the tune can be found here https://www.loc.gov/item/sm1850.481050/.
The song became popular in the USA and was printed in several song collections. It has only been collected a few times in England.
Notes by Gwilym Davies 31 March 2016
Media & Downloads
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