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Alternative title: (Roger and Dolly)

Place Collected: Cerney Wick
Date collected: Between 1913 and 1916
Collector: Williams, Alfred
Roud Number: 1592

The 1830 edition of The Universal Songster directs that the song be sung to the tune of Calder Fair (various versions of which may be found via the internet).  Apart from our Gloucestershire version, it has also been found in Sussex and the Isle of Wight.

 

Notes by Gwilym Davies 9 April 2016