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Title
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Three jolly butchers
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Singer
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Unknown
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: WGS: 'This favourite of the oldest of the old men of the Thames valley I have often met with. The variations are many, but unimportant. At Standlake, Oxfordshire, the first verse mentioned three butchers instead of two. Obtained of Thomas King, Castle Eaton, who recently died in his 99th year.'
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: 'This favourite of the aged men of the Thames valley I have often met with. The variations are many, but unimportant. Obtained of Thomas King, Castle Eaton. Also heard at Standlake, Oxfordshire.'
Note 2
The WGS / FSUT versions omit the last line.
Note 3
Williams' main source in Standlake was Henry Potter from whom he collected seven songs, from Solomon Ayres he collected only one.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
