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Title
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Yorkshire bite
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Singer
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Beckett, James
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS / FSUT: ‘Songs dealing with robbers, highwaymen and gibbeting scenes were always acceptable to the rustic populations; not that they delighted in morbidness, but because the pieces often contained a story or adventure which was able to rivet their interest and compel attention. The “Yorkshire Bite†was one of these. I have met with it many times, and in several forms, though the versions do not differ much. Copy obtained of James Beckett, Easton Hastings, near Faringdon.’
Note 2
The usual citation for this song is: WSHC: 2598/36 Packet 1 – Indexes, lecture notes, Berkshire: Williams, A: MS collection No Bk 11. The above text is taken from the original which is the citation given above.
Note 3
In WGS and FSUT:
Verse 4
“Sew it in your coat lining,†the landlord did say,
“Or you might be robbed upon the highway.†–
There sat an highwayman a-drinking his wine,
Said he to himself, “That money is mine.â€
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2014.
