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GUEST,corinne Women's Work Songs (78* d) RE: Women's Work Songs 29 Oct 04


Couple of suggestions:

1.) Lace maker's songs form Bedfordshire in Fred Hamer's collection, one of the 2 books; there's a long chant beginning "21 pins hang over my lace" or something similar that I always meant to learn. I could look up the full words if anyone's interested.

2.) I agree that Poverty Knock was written in the woman's voice; the references to "rats in that dirty old barn" and the gossip about Lizzie who is "so easily led ... she used to be skinny, now look at her pinny" sounds like one woman on another!

I've only just discovered this site / thread, so excuse me joining in so late! I'll add more as I think of it.


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