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Songs of the West

Songs of the West

by S. Baring-Gould

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Author
Sheppard, H. Fleetwood (Henry Fleetwood), 1824-1901
Title
Songs of the West Folk Songs of Devon & Cornwall Collected from the Mouths of the People
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
M: Music
Subject
Folk songs, English
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 56625
Release Date
February 22, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.SONGS OF THE WEST
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SONGS
  4. 4.PREFACE
  5. 5.INTRODUCTION
  6. 6.N o 1 BY CHANCE IT WAS
  7. 7.N o 2 THE HUNTING OF ARSCOTT OF TETCOTT
  8. 8.N o 3 UPON A SUNDAY MORNING
  9. 9.N o 4 THE TREES THEY ARE SO HIGH
  10. 10.N o 5 PARSON HOGG
  11. 11.N o 6 “COLD BLOWS THE WIND, SWEET-HEART”
  12. 12.N o 7 THE SPRIG OF THYME
  13. 13.N o 8 ROVING JACK
  14. 14.N o 9 BRIXHAM TOWN
  15. 15.N o 10 GREEN BROOM
  16. 16.N o 11 AS JOHNNY WALKED OUT
  17. 17.N o 12 THE MILLER AND HIS SONS
  18. 18.N o 13 ORMOND THE BRAVE
  19. 19.N o 14 SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN
  20. 20.N o 15 SWEET NIGHTINGALE
  21. 21.N o 16 WIDDECOMBE FAIR
  22. 22.N o 17 YE MAIDENS PRETTY
  23. 23.N o 18 THE SILLY OLD MAN
  24. 24.N o 19 THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
  25. 25.N o 20 THE CHIMNEY SWEEP
  26. 26.N o 21 THE SAUCY SAILOR
  27. 27.N o 22 BLUE MUSLIN
  28. 28.N o 23 THE DEATH OF PARKER
  29. 29.N o 24 THE HAL-AN-TOW or HELSTON FURRY DANCE
  30. 30.N o 25 BLOW AWAY YE MORNING BREEZES
  31. 31.N o 26 THE HEARTY GOOD FELLOW
  32. 32.N o 27 THE BONNY BUNCH OF ROSES
  33. 33.N o 28 THE LAST OF THE SINGERS
  34. 34.N o 29 THE TYTHE PIG
  35. 35.N o 30 OLD WICHET
  36. 36.N o 31 JAN’S COURTSHIP
  37. 37.N o 32 THE DROWNED LOVER
  38. 38.N o 33 CHILDE THE HUNTER
  39. 39.N o 34 THE COTTAGE THATCHED WITH STRAW
  40. 40.N o 35 CICELY SWEET
  41. 41.N o 36 A SWEET PRETTY MAIDEN SAT UNDER A TREE
  42. 42.N o 37 THE WHITE COCKADE
  43. 43.N o 38 THE SAILOR’S FAREWELL
  44. 44.N o 39 A MAIDEN SAT A WEEPING
  45. 45.N o 40 THE BLUE KERCHIEF
  46. 46.N o 41 COME TO MY WINDOW
  47. 47.N o 42 TOMMY A’ LYNN
  48. 48.N o 43 THE GREEN BUSHES
  49. 49.N o 44 THE BROKEN TOKEN
  50. 50.N o 45 THE MOLE-CATCHER.
  51. 51.N o 46 THE KEENLY LODE
  52. 52.N o 47 MAY-DAY CAROL
  53. 53.N o 48 THE LOVER’S TASKS
  54. 54.N o 49 LULLABY
  55. 55.N o 50 THE GIPSY COUNTESS — PART I.
  56. 56.N o 50 THE GIPSY COUNTESS — PART II.
  57. 57.N o 51 THE GREY MARE
  58. 58.N o 52 THE WRECK OFF SCILLY
  59. 59.N o 53 HENRY MARTYN
  60. 60.N o 54 PLYMOUTH SOUND
  61. 61.N o 55 THE FOX
  62. 62.N o 56 FURZE BLOOM
  63. 63.N o 57 THE OXEN PLOUGHING
  64. 64.N o 58 FLORA, THE LILY OF THE WEST
  65. 65.N o 58 FLORA, THE LILY OF THE WEST
  66. 66.N o 59 THE SIMPLE PLOUGHBOY
  67. 67.N o 60 FAIR LADY, PITY ME
  68. 68.N o 61 THE PAINFUL PLOUGH
  69. 69.N o 62 AT THE SETTING OF THE SUN
  70. 70.N o 63 JOLLY FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW THE PLOUGH
  71. 71.N o 64 THE GOLDEN VANITY
  72. 72.N o 65 THE BOLD DRAGOON
  73. 73.N o 66 TRINITY SUNDAY
  74. 74.N o 67 THE BLUE FLAME
  75. 75.N o 68 STRAWBERRY FAIR
  76. 76.N o 69 THE COUNTRY FARMER’S SON
  77. 77.N o 70 THE HOSTESS’ DAUGHTER
  78. 78.N o 71 THE JOLLY GOSS-HAWK
  79. 79.N o 72 THE SONG OF THE MOOR
  80. 80.N o 73 ON A MAY MORNING SO EARLY
  81. 81.N o 74 THE SPOTTED COW
  82. 82.N o 75 THREE JOVIAL WELSHMEN
  83. 83.N o 76 WELL MET! WELL MET
  84. 84.N o 77 POOR OLD HORSE
  85. 85.N o 78 THE DILLY SONG
  86. 86.N o 79 A COUNTRY DANCE
  87. 87.N o 80 CONSTANT JOHNNY
  88. 88.N o 81 THE DUKE’S HUNT
  89. 89.N o 82 THE BELL RINGING
  90. 90.N o 83 A NUTTING WE WILL GO
  91. 91.N o 84 DOWN BY A RIVER SIDE
  92. 92.N o 85 THE BARLEY RAKING
  93. 93.N o 86 A SHIP CAME SAILING
  94. 94.N o 87 THE RAMBLING SAILOR
  95. 95.N o 88 WILLY COOMBE
  96. 96.N o 89 MIDSUMMER CAROL
  97. 97.N o 90 THE BLACKBIRD IN THE BUSH
  98. 98.N o 91 THE GREEN BED
  99. 99.N o 92 THE LOYAL LOVER
  100. 100.N o 93 THE STREAMS OF NANTSIAN
  101. 101.N o 94 THE DRUNKEN MAIDENS
  102. 102.N o 95 TOBACCO IS AN INDIAN WEED
  103. 103.N o 96 FAIR SUSAN
  104. 104.N o 97 THE FALSE BRIDE
  105. 105.N o 98 THE BARLEY STRAW
  106. 106.N o 99 DEATH AND THE LADY
  107. 107.N o 100 BOTH SEXES GIVE EAR
  108. 108.N o 101 I RODE MY LITTLE HORSE
  109. 109.N o 102 AMONG THE NEW-MOWN HAY
  110. 110.N o 103 I’LL BUILD MYSELF A GALLANT SHIP
  111. 111.N o 104 COLLY, MY COW
  112. 112.N o 105 WITHIN A GARDEN
  113. 113.N o 106 THE BONNY BIRD
  114. 114.N o 107 THE LADY AND PRENTICE
  115. 115.N o 108 PAUL JONES
  116. 116.N o 109 THE MERRY HAYMAKERS
  117. 117.N o 110 IN BIBBERLEY TOWN
  118. 118.N o 111 THE MARIGOLD
  119. 119.N o 112 ARTHUR LE BRIDE
  120. 120.N o 113 THE KEEPER
  121. 121.N o 114 THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
  122. 122.N o 115 THE OWL
  123. 123.N o 116 MY MOTHER DID SO BEFORE ME
  124. 124.N o 117 A WEEK’S WORK WELL DONE
  125. 125.N o 118 THE OLD MAN CAN’T KEEP HIS WIFE AT HOME
  126. 126.N o 119 SWEET FAREWELL
  127. 127.N o 120 OLD ADAM THE POACHER
  128. 128.N o 121 THE EVENING PRAYER
  129. 129.NOTES ON THE SONGS
  130. 130.FOOTNOTES

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