The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #97222   Message #1911444
Posted By: Richie
16-Dec-06 - 10:20 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Weevily Wheat
Subject: RE: Origins: Weevily Wheat
Thank you,

I'm adding the Mother Goose version:

Over the Water and over the lea


HNR 604 also Baring-Gould-MotherGoose #144, p. 115, "(Over the Water and over the lea)"

Over the water and over the lea,
And over the water to Charley.

Charley loves good ale and wine,
And Charley loves good brandy,
And Charley loves a pretty girl
As sweet as sugar candy.


Over the water and over the lea,
And over the water to Charley.

I'll have none of your nasty beef,
Nor I'll have none of your barley;
But I'll have some of your very best flour
To make a white cake for my Charley.