Songs of the West
- Subtitle
- Folk Songs of Devon & Cornwall Collected from the Mouths of the People
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Table of contents
1. Front matter2. SONGS OF THE WEST3. ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SONGS4. PREFACE5. INTRODUCTION6. No 1 BY CHANCE IT WAS7. No 2 THE HUNTING OF ARSCOTT OF TETCOTT8. No 3 UPON A SUNDAY MORNING9. No 4 THE TREES THEY ARE SO HIGH10. No 5 PARSON HOGG11. No 6 “COLD BLOWS THE WIND, SWEET-HEART”12. No 7 THE SPRIG OF THYME13. No 8 ROVING JACK14. No 9 BRIXHAM TOWN15. No 10 GREEN BROOM16. No 11 AS JOHNNY WALKED OUT17. No 12 THE MILLER AND HIS SONS18. No 13 ORMOND THE BRAVE19. No 14 SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN20. No 15 SWEET NIGHTINGALE21. No 16 WIDDECOMBE FAIR22. No 17 YE MAIDENS PRETTY23. No 18 THE SILLY OLD MAN24. No 19 THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR25. No 20 THE CHIMNEY SWEEP26. No 21 THE SAUCY SAILOR27. No 22 BLUE MUSLIN28. No 23 THE DEATH OF PARKER29. No 24 THE HAL-AN-TOW or HELSTON FURRY DANCE30. No 25 BLOW AWAY YE MORNING BREEZES31. No 26 THE HEARTY GOOD FELLOW32. No 27 THE BONNY BUNCH OF ROSES33. No 28 THE LAST OF THE SINGERS34. No 29 THE TYTHE PIG35. No 30 OLD WICHET36. No 31 JAN’S COURTSHIP37. No 32 THE DROWNED LOVER38. No 33 CHILDE THE HUNTER39. No 34 THE COTTAGE THATCHED WITH STRAW40. No 35 CICELY SWEET41. No 36 A SWEET PRETTY MAIDEN SAT UNDER A TREE42. No 37 THE WHITE COCKADE43. No 38 THE SAILOR’S FAREWELL44. No 39 A MAIDEN SAT A WEEPING45. No 40 THE BLUE KERCHIEF46. No 41 COME TO MY WINDOW47. No 42 TOMMY A’ LYNN48. No 43 THE GREEN BUSHES49. No 44 THE BROKEN TOKEN50. No 45 THE MOLE-CATCHER.51. No 46 THE KEENLY LODE52. No 47 MAY-DAY CAROL53. No 48 THE LOVER’S TASKS54. No 49 LULLABY55. PART I.56. PART II.57. No 51 THE GREY MARE58. No 52 THE WRECK OFF SCILLY59. No 53 HENRY MARTYN60. No 54 PLYMOUTH SOUND61. No 55 THE FOX62. No 56 FURZE BLOOM63. No 57 THE OXEN PLOUGHING64. No 58 FLORA, THE LILY OF THE WEST65. No 58 FLORA, THE LILY OF THE WEST66. No 59 THE SIMPLE PLOUGHBOY67. No 60 FAIR LADY, PITY ME68. No 61 THE PAINFUL PLOUGH69. No 62 AT THE SETTING OF THE SUN70. No 63 JOLLY FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW THE PLOUGH71. No 64 THE GOLDEN VANITY72. No 65 THE BOLD DRAGOON73. No 66 TRINITY SUNDAY74. No 67 THE BLUE FLAME75. No 68 STRAWBERRY FAIR76. No 69 THE COUNTRY FARMER’S SON77. No 70 THE HOSTESS’ DAUGHTER78. No 71 THE JOLLY GOSS-HAWK79. No 72 THE SONG OF THE MOOR80. No 73 ON A MAY MORNING SO EARLY81. No 74 THE SPOTTED COW82. No 75 THREE JOVIAL WELSHMEN83. No 76 WELL MET! WELL MET84. No 77 POOR OLD HORSE85. No 78 THE DILLY SONG86. No 79 A COUNTRY DANCE87. No 80 CONSTANT JOHNNY88. No 81 THE DUKE’S HUNT89. No 82 THE BELL RINGING90. No 83 A NUTTING WE WILL GO91. No 84 DOWN BY A RIVER SIDE92. No 85 THE BARLEY RAKING93. No 86 A SHIP CAME SAILING94. No 87 THE RAMBLING SAILOR95. No 88 WILLY COOMBE96. No 89 MIDSUMMER CAROL97. No 90 THE BLACKBIRD IN THE BUSH98. No 91 THE GREEN BED99. No 92 THE LOYAL LOVER100. No 93 THE STREAMS OF NANTSIAN101. No 94 THE DRUNKEN MAIDENS102. No 95 TOBACCO IS AN INDIAN WEED103. No 96 FAIR SUSAN104. No 97 THE FALSE BRIDE105. No 98 THE BARLEY STRAW106. No 99 DEATH AND THE LADY107. No 100 BOTH SEXES GIVE EAR108. No 101 I RODE MY LITTLE HORSE109. No 102 AMONG THE NEW-MOWN HAY110. No 103 I’LL BUILD MYSELF A GALLANT SHIP111. No 104 COLLY, MY COW112. No 105 WITHIN A GARDEN113. No 106 THE BONNY BIRD114. No 107 THE LADY AND PRENTICE115. No 108 PAUL JONES116. No 109 THE MERRY HAYMAKERS117. No 110 IN BIBBERLEY TOWN118. No 111 THE MARIGOLD119. No 112 ARTHUR LE BRIDE120. No 113 THE KEEPER121. No 114 THE QUEEN OF HEARTS122. No 115 THE OWL123. No 116 MY MOTHER DID SO BEFORE ME124. No 117 A WEEK’S WORK WELL DONE125. No 118 THE OLD MAN CAN’T KEEP HIS WIFE AT HOME126. No 119 SWEET FAREWELL127. No 120 OLD ADAM THE POACHER128. No 121 THE EVENING PRAYER129. NOTES ON THE SONGS130. NOTES ON THE SONGS (continued 2)