Note 767 — Chapter V · THE DIFFERENCING ELEMENTS OF COMMUNAL POETRY (continued 3)
Reading edition
Used as refrain in ballads; see Child, I. 19 f., e.g.:—
Sing ivy, sing ivy ...
Sing holly, go whistle, and ivy ...
Sing green bush, holly, and ivy.
Reading edition
Used as refrain in ballads; see Child, I. 19 f., e.g.:—
Sing ivy, sing ivy ...
Sing holly, go whistle, and ivy ...
Sing green bush, holly, and ivy.