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Richard Mellish Origins: The Four Loom weavers (18) RE: Origins: The Four Loom weavers 11 Jan 25


As mentioned above Bert Lloyd sang Poor Cotton Weaver. That is essentially the same song, but to the Jon o' Grinfilt tune, with six-line verses rather than four-line. It is unclear (unless someone has definitive evidence) whether Becket Whitehead made the adaptation, someone else before him, or McColl after getting the original Poor Cotton Weaver from him. I recall some discussion of the relationship of the two versions but I can't find it. It may have been here on Mudcat or somewhere else.


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