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Title
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Poor Tom Brown, of Nottingham Town
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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: 'I first heard several verses of this at Eynsham, near Oxford, last year. Some months later I met with a little more at Brinkworth, and then again with another stanza at Southrop, and so was able to complete the piece. The versions were somewhat different, as may be seen, though the song was the same.'
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: 'I first heard several verses of this at Eynsham, near Oxford. Some months later I met with a little more at Brinkworth, and then again with another stanza at Southrop, and so was able to complete the piece. The versions differ slightly.'
Note 2
Instead of the fourth verse, at Eynsham, this was used; the other came from Brinkworth.
Verse 4
To see out fellows suffer, I'm sure I can't tell how,
Some chained unto the harrow, some chained unto the plough;
They hooked us out by two and two, like horses in a team,
And a driver standing over us with his long ash and cane.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
