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Title
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Three maidens a-milking would go
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Singer
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Dawes, Eli
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms / FSUT: 'An old song, existing in several forms. The following was in use at Southrop, where it was sung by Mr Eli Dawes.'
Note 2
The manuscript is attached to a photocopy of a text published by Williamson of Newcastle which differs substantially from the Williams text.
Note 3
The tune for this song was collected by John Baldwin from Dusty Dawes of Mersey Hampton, a descendant of Eli Dawes from whom Williams collected the words The Baldwin material is held by the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds. An earlier transcription, by Julia Bishop, of the tune appears in Andrew Bathe's thesis, Pedalling in the dark, a copy of which is held in the Vaughan-Williams Memorial Library, run by the EFDSS. An earlier transcription, by Julia Bishop, of the tune appears in Andrew Bathe's thesis. The transcription given here is a revision made in 2010 by the same Julia Bishop whom I thank for the revision and the permission to publish. The copyright in the tune rests with her. At the time of writing, January 2011, Julia Bishop is a Research Fellow, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2011.
