That's wonderful, sminky!

I hadn't heard of Alfred Williams before, but there is an article about him at SwindonWeb.com. He may be the earliest folk-song collector I have heard of who was actually of the working class himself.

A database containing the songs that Williams collected, and some others, can be searched at The Wiltshire County Council web site.

This was mentioned in this earlier thread: Wiltshire Folksong Database.

Apparently no one knows what tune the above song was sung to. Can anyone think of an appropriate one?