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Book Title | Author | Date | Notes |
Song Title | You gentlemen of England |
Roud No. | 18526 |
Collected From | Ball, David |
Location | Aston |
County | Oxfordshire |
Collected By | Williams, Alfred |
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Source Primary | WSRO: 2598/36 Packet 3 - Oxfordshire: Williams, A: MS collection No Ox 192 |
Source Secondary | Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, 1st April, 1916, p 3, Part 25, No. 13: Williams, A: Folk songs of the upper Thames, 1923 p 201, 202 |
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Verse 1 You gentlemen of England That live at home at ease, Ah! Little do you think upon The dangers of the seas. Verse 2 Give ear unto the mariners, And they will plainly show All the cares, and the fears, When the stormy winds do blow. Verse 3 If enemies oppose us, When England is at wars With any foreign nations, We fear not wounds or scars. Verse 4 Our roaring guns shall teach them Our valour for to know, Whilst they reel on the keel, When the stormy winds do blow. Verse 5 Then courage, all brave mariners, And never be dismayed! Whilst we brave bold adventurers We shall never want a trade. Verse 6 Our merchants will employ us To fetch our wealth, we know; Then be bold, work for gold, When the stormy winds do blow. | |
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Note 1 Williams, Alfred: WGS: 'Not purely a folk song, but as it was sung by the villagers of Aston, Coate and Shifford at the inns, and at club festivals, I have included it in my list. Obtained of David Ball, Aston, Oxfordshire.' Williams, Alfred: FSUT: 'Not purely a folk song, but as it was sung by the villagers of Aston, Coate and Shifford at the inns, and at club festivals, I have included it in my list. Obtained at Aston, Oxfordshire.' Note 2 There is a note in the folder stating that the manuscript is missing. Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010. |
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