Halliwell-Phillips ( Prominent Rhymes and Nursery Tales , p

J. O. 272, 1849) produced no comment abreast of a type of the fresh song which he printed in the place of a track, and i also suspect he previously not read they sung, once the he did not hook it up to Jack Miller inside the later guide cited a lot more than. The newest type he offered is actually titled the brand new “Beggars regarding Ratcliffe Fair.” The majority of the new beggars’ labels offered contained in this type try Welsh. H. F. Lippincott ( A good Shakespeare Jestbook , Elizabethan Training #20, Salzburg, 1973) summarized earlier comments to your three lines out of Jack Miller’s tune, however, not one of them seem to have result in actually a good tentative character having people identified tune. I’ve today generated one that I’m hoping commonly remain. That is as much as i can carry the niche at establish.

I would like to thank Peter Kennedy towards the recording recording from Francis McPeake’s track and you will McPeake’s grandaughter, Kathleen McPeake, getting their unique aid. I additionally extend compliment of Jennifer Cutting of your own American Folklife Cardio, Library out of Congress, Arizona, D.C. getting transcription of your own track.

[Disappointed, There isn't persission to put the fresh new track right here. From inside the build it is somewhat including "Bragandary", B541, and you will "Derry's Fair" is actually contempoary for the initial mention in the event it, but do not genuinely have enough of "Derry's Reasonable" so you're able to over suggest a prospective relationships.]

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