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Title
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There is a tavern in the town
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Singer
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Lee, Lucy Jane Mrs.
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms: 'There is another song with this title, and which still enjoys some popularity: it is to be met with in modern song books and collections of 'country songs'. There is no doubt but that this is the original version. The air is sweet and well suits the words of the song. I remember hearing it sung at the first harvest home I attended at South Marston, when I was eight years of age. Words obtained of Mrs George Lee, South Marston, Wiltshire.'
Williams, Alfred: WGS: 'There is another song with this title, and which still enjoys some popularity: it is to be met with in modern song books and collections of 'Camp Songs'. There is no doubt but that this is the original version. The air is sweet and well suits the words of the song. I remember hearing it sung at the first harvest home I attended at South Marston, when I was eight years of age. Words obtained of Mrs George Lee, South Marston, Wiltshire.'
Note 2
In WGS the text in Verse 1 Line 2 is:
Where my true love is sitting down;
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
