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Thread #28332   Message #351299
Posted By: Anglo
04-Dec-00 - 04:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Jolly Little Tailor
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Jolly Little Tailor
I think this is probably the most collected song in England, because all the Folklore students at Sheffield go out and "collect" it (or so I've heard). Sorry, but I forget the name of the source. Martin Carthy sings it on occasion, though he's not recorded it; it was recorded quite a while ago by Derek & Dorothy Elliott.

The tune's different from the Purslow set. It's a bit like "Pleasant and Delight ful" in jig time, without the chorus.