Notes

Title
Leather breeches
Singer
Avery, William
Notes
Note 1

Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS: 'This old song was popular in Gloucestershire between Tetbury and Burford. I have not heard it south of the Thames though no doubt it was sung there formerly. Words of William Avery, Aldsworth, Gloucestershire.'

Note 2

Bebamsed = besmeared

Note 3

There are minor differences in punctuation between the Ms and WGS versions.

Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.