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Title
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Twankydillo
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Singer
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Johnson, John
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms: “A very old blacksmiths song. It probably dates from the seventeenth century, if it is not earlier, and it figures in several collections. I first heard it at Hinton Parva, on the edge of the Wiltshire Downs. I also met with it at Crudwell. In each case it was sung by the son of a blacksmith; the first version by John Johnson of Hinton Parva; and the second and more complete by Sam Hinder, of Crudwell, Wiltshire.”
Williams, Alfred: WGS: “A very old blacksmiths song. It probably dates from the seventeenth century, if it is not earlier, and it figures in several collections. I first heard it at Hinton Parva, on the edge of the Wiltshire Downs. I also met with it at Crudwell. In each case it was given me by the son of a blacksmith; the first version by John Johnson of Hinton Parva; and the second and more complete by Sam Hinder, of Crudwell, Wiltshire.”
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: “A very old blacksmiths song. It probably dates from the seventeenth century, if it is not earlier, and it figures in several collections. I first heard it at Hinton Parva, on the edge of the Wiltshire Downs. I also met with it at Crudwell. In each case it was sung by the son of a blacksmith. Version by Sam Hinder, of Crudwell, Wiltshire.”
Note 2
The Hinton Parva version lacks the final verse of this one, and in the chorus, instead of a “Roaring pair of bagpipes” etc., we find “He that drinks strong beer is a hearty good fellow” and “He that likes a pretty girl is a hearty good fellow”.
Note 3
Hinton Parva is in the civil parish of Bishopstone.
Note 4
The tune used for the recording is fairly common. The text as printed appears to be a contraction. The chorus has been amended to fit hte music. My thanks to Bob Jesshop without whose assistance this would not have been possible.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2011.
