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Title
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Of all the brave birds
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Singer
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Iles, Elijah
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS: 'I first heard this at Aston, afterwards at Inglesham, and finally obtained the complete words of Mrs M. Bond, Quenington. The piece is very old, and does not rank with the ordinary folk ballad.'
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: 'I first heard this at Aston, afterwards at Inglesham, and finally obtained the complete words of Mrs Bond, Quenington. The piece is very old.'
Note 2
The WGS text for Verse 2 is:
Tu whit, tu whoo.
To whom drink'st thou?
The song is well sung,
I'll make thee a vow,
And he is a knave who drinketh now.
Note 3
I have ascribed this to Elijah Iles on the grounds of the above notes and that he is Williams' only known source in the village.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
