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Title
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Blind beggar's daughter of Bethnal Green
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Singer
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Sawyer, David [Phoebus]
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS: 'An abridgement of a ballad well known at the time of Queen Elizabeth. The original is lengthy and tedious, and could not easily be sung. Obtained of David Sawyer. The piece was popular at Ogbourne and Bishopstone, Wiltshire.'
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: 'An abridgement of a ballad well known at the time of Queen Elizabeth. The original is lengthy and tedious, but this did not prevent it from being sung, we may feel sure. Obtained of David Sawyer. The piece was popular at Ogbourne and Bishopstone, Wiltshire.'
Note 2
David Sawyer lived both in Ogbourne and Bishopstone. The last sentence above alludes to this.
Note 3
In Verse 5, Line 3 the original text read:
Each day he sits begging for charitie
In Verse 11, Line 3 the original text read:
Then answered the squire - 'Contented we be,
In Verse 12, Line 4 the original text read:
Their own flesh in anger they wretchedly tore
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
