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Title
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Fox and the grey goose
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Singer
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Harvey, Henry [Wassail]
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS: 'This and the following piece, 'Daddy Reynolds' are obviously related. The 'Fox and the Grey Goose' is much the older version, and is also more complete than the other. This I obtained of the late Wassail Harvey, Cricklade, who died recently in his ninetieth year. The reason of his being called 'Wassail' was that he was the last of the old band of wassailers who used to perform their merry games at Cricklade every Christmas time. He was a dear, gentle old man, of great simplicity, but a fine singer.'
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: There were two very good versions of this. The following I obtained from 'Wassail' Harvey, Cricklade.
Note 2
In Verse 2 Line 2 the original text read:
The ducks and the geese were all in alarm
In Verse 7 Line 3 the original text read:
Go wherever you will there's music still,
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
