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Title
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Carrion crow and the tailor
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Singer
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Unknown
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS: 'A very ancient piece, dating at least from the age of Shakespeare. Obtained of Elijah Iles, Inglesham. Heard also at Bishopstone, Wiltshire.'
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: 'This is said to date from the age of Shakespeare. Obtained of Elijah Iles, Inglesham. Heard also at Bishopstone, Wiltshire.'
Note 2
In verse 5, line 2, d—n is a substitute for damn, a swear word at this time.
Note 3
There is a brief reference to this song in Williams, Alfred: Round about the upper Thames, Duckworth, 1922, p 300.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
