Here's Barry's tune for it. (The verse is not quite the same as above, it has some textual changes made by him). The CD notes say: "A 19th century broadside, the full title is 'Poor Froze Out Gardeners'. From the Roy Palmer collection 'A Touch of The Times' a tale on the plight of gardeners laid off during the winter and forced to beg for survival. I have altered the tune a little and added the refrain"

(I've left the book and song title errors there as they appear in the notes). The chorus is harmonized on the CD, so I hope I've picked out the correct melody line there!

Mick

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X: 3
T:ALL FROZE OUT
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=88
C:words:broadside, tune:Barry Temple
S:Barry and Ingrid Temple - CD:BIG CRANE and other tall stories
K:Em
B,|E2 E F2 G|A2 F D2 F|G2 G F G2|E3-E2
w:We're bro-ken heart-ed gar-den-ers with scarce a bit o' shoe_
B,|E2 E F2 G|A2 F D E F|G2 G F2 G|E3-E2
w:Like pil-grims we are wan-der-ing and we don't know what to do_
B|c2 B A2 A|B2 G E2 B,|E2 F G2 A|F3-F2
w:Our fur-ni-ture is seized up-on our clothes are up the spout_
B,|E2 E F2 F|G2 G A G A|B3 (G F2)|E6||
w: Cold win-ter it is come at last and we're all froze_ out
E3 D3|E6|G3 A3|F3-F2
w:All froze out, all froze out_
B|c2 B A2 A|B2 G E3|
w:Oh pi-ty the poor gar-den-er
E3 D3|E3-E2||
w:All froze out_