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Lazy Moocher

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Performer: Williams, Bill
Place Collected: Gloucester
Date collected: 1957
Collector: Kennedy, Peter
Roud Number: 27921

This song of unknown authorship, first appeared in song books in 1892.  It has only been found twice in oral tradition, once in this Gloucestershire version and once in Sussex, again recorded by Peter Kennedy.

Notes by Gwilym Davies 26 Feb 2020