Notes

Title
All through the beer
Singer
Adams, Ernest
Notes
Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS: An old song, though not a particularly inspiring one. Nevertheless, in spite of the poet's poverty, he could be optimistic, though I fear such optimism was rather feigned than real. This I discovered at Shilton near Burford, which was once famed for its song, though the old life has decayed now. Words obtained of Ernest Adams, shepherd, Shilton.

Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.