Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England
INTRODUCTION.
POEMS
BALLADS
- THE BOLD PEDLAR AND ROBIN HOOD.
- THE OUTLANDISH KNIGHT.
- LORD DELAWARE. (TRADITIONAL.)
- LORD BATEMAN.
- THE GOLDEN GLOVE; OR, THE SQUIRE OF TAMWORTH.
- KING JAMES I. AND THE TINKLER. (5) (TRADITIONAL.)
- THE KEACH I' THE CREEL.
- THE MERRY BROOMFIELD; OR, THE WEST COUNTRY WAGER.
- SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN.
- BLOW THE WINDS, I-HO!
- THE BEAUTIFUL LADY OF KENT; OR, THE SEAMAN OF
DOVER.
- THE BERKSHIRE LADY'S GARLAND.
- THE NOBLEMAN'S GENEROUS KINDNESS.
- THE DRUNKARD'S LEGACY.
- THE BOWES TRAGEDY.
- THE CRAFTY LOVER; OR, THE LAWYER OUTWITTED.
- THE DEATH OF QUEEN JANE. (TRADITIONAL.)
- THE WANDERING YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN; OR, CATSKIN.
- THE BRAVE EARL BRAND AND THE KING OF ENGLAND'S
DAUGHTER.
- THE JOVIAL HUNTER OF BROMSGROVE; OR, THE OLD MAN
AND HIS THREE SONS. (TRADITIONAL.)
- LADY ALICE.
- THE FELON SEWE OF ROKEBY AND THE FREERES OF
RICHMOND.
- ARTHUR O'BRADLEY'S WEDDING.
- THE PAINFUL PLOUGH.
- THE USEFUL PLOW; OR, THE PLOUGH'S PRAISE.
- THE FARMER'S SON.
- THE FARMER'S BOY.
- RICHARD OF TAUNTON DEAN; OR, DUMBLE DUM DEARY.
- WOOING SONG OF A YEOMAN OF KENT'S SONNE.
- THE CLOWN'S COURTSHIP.
- HARRY'S COURTSHIP.
- HARVEST-HOME SONG.
- HARVEST-HOME.
- THE MOW. A HARVEST HOME SONG. Tune, WHERE THE
BEE SUCKS.
- THE BARLEY-MOW SONG.
- THE BARLEY-MOW SONG. (SUFFOLK VERSION.)
- THE CRAVEN CHURN-SUPPER SONG.
- THE RURAL DANCE ABOUT THE MAY-POLE.
- THE HITCHIN MAY-DAY SONG.
- THE HELSTONE FURRY-DAY SONG.
- CORNISH MIDSUMMER BONFIRE SONG.
- SUFFOLK HARVEST-HOME SONG.
- THE HAYMAKER'S SONG.
- THE SWORD-DANCERS' SONG.
- THE SWORD-DANCERS' SONG AND INTERLUDE.
- THE MASKERS' SONG.
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE WASSAILERS' SONG.
- THE MUMMERS' SONG; OR, THE POOR OLD HORSE.
- FRAGMENT OF THE HAGMENA SONG.
- THE GREENSIDE WAKES SONG.
- THE SWEARING-IN SONG OR RHYME.
- FAIRLOP FAIR SONG.
- AS TOM WAS A-WALKING. AN ANCIENT CORNISH SONG.
- THE MILLER AND HIS SONS.
- JACK AND TOM. AN OULD BORDER DITTIE.
(TRADITIONAL.)
- JOAN'S ALE WAS NEW.
- GEORGE RIDLER'S OVEN.
- THE CARRION CROW.
- THE LEATHERN BOTTEL. SOMERSETSHIRE VERSION.
- THE FARMER'S OLD WIFE. A SUSSEX WHISTLING SONG.
- OLD WICHET AND HIS WIFE.
- THE JOLLY WAGGONER.
- THE YORKSHIRE HORSE-DEALER.
- THE KING AND THE COUNTRYMAN.
- JONE O' GREENFIELD'S RAMBLE.
- THORNEHAGH-MOOR WOODS. A CELEBRATED
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE POACHER'S SONG.
- THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER.
- SOMERSETSHIRE HUNTING SONG.
- THE TROTTING HORSE.
- THE SEEDS OF LOVE.
- THE GARDEN-GATE.
- THE NEW-MOWN HAY.
- THE PRAISE OF A DAIRY.
- THE MILK-MAID'S LIFE.
- THE MILKING-PAIL.
- THE SUMMER'S MORNING.
- OLD ADAM.
- TOBACCO.
- THE SPANISH LADIES.
- HARRY THE TAILOR. (TRADITIONAL.)
- SIR ARTHUR AND CHARMING MOLLEE. (TRADITIONAL.)
- THERE WAS AN OLD MAN CAME OVER THE LEA.
- WHY SHOULD WE QUARREL FOR RICHES.
- THE MERRY FELLOWS; OR, HE THAT WILL NOT MERRY,
MERRY BE.
- THE OLD MAN'S SONG.
- ROBIN HOOD'S HILL.
- BEGONE DULL CARE. (TRADITIONAL.)
- FULL MERRILY SINGS THE CUCKOO.
- JOCKEY TO THE FAIR.
- LONG PRESTON PEG. (A FRAGMENT.)
- THE SWEET NIGHTINGALE; OR, DOWN IN THOSE VALLEYS
BELOW.
- THE OLD MAN AND HIS THREE SONS.
- A BEGGING WE WILL GO.
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