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Barrel of Pork, The

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Wassail Song (Randwick)

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Wassail Song (Maisemore)

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Early early in the Spring

We'll Have a Day off for That

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Performer: Russell, Dave
Place Collected: Stonehouse
Date collected: 1979 (10 Oct)
Collector: Davies, Gwilym

This song was written by Thomas Widdicombe Connor (1864?-1936), who composed songs and monologues for the British music hall, including working with Billy Bennett on monologues.  So far as is known, this is the only time that the song has appeared in oral tradition.

Humour at the expense of mother-in-laws has changed greatly since this song was written, mercifully.

Notes by Gwilym Davies 12 March 2016

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Song/tune as collected (abc file)
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