With one man... / One Man Shall Mow My Meadow

Subject: With one man...
From: Gin Crewe
Date: 11 Feb 04 - 06:35 PM

Wanted- rest of the words and some music for the following-
From Edward Thomas's Pocket Book Of Songs For The Open Air

With one man, with two men we mow the hay together.
With three men, with four men, we mow the hay together-
With four, with three, with two, with one, no more, we mow the hay and rake the hay and take it away together etc, etc, etc

Anyone got a copy or seen it anywhere else?

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Allan C.
Date: 11 Feb 04 - 06:45 PM

The lyrics and a guess as to the name are HERE.

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Gin Crewe
Date: 11 Feb 04 - 06:52 PM

Thanks for that, Allan C. Now I know it's late,but I 've found the page and it won't do anything, like give me the words etc.. it COULD be my computer, of course, or general cluelessness on behalf of yours truly.!!! Am I missing something obvious?

Gin

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Allan C.
Date: 11 Feb 04 - 06:55 PM

I also found it in the DT! I shoulda looked there first!

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Gin Crewe
Date: 11 Feb 04 - 07:00 PM

I had done so in several different guises before I askeed for help!!!
Thanks, anyway- it's enough to be going on.

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Gin Crewe
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 04:34 PM

Still looking for Edward Thomas's Pocket Book Of Songs For The Open Air- any ideas, anyone?

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Folkiedave
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 04:40 PM

Try www.collectorsfolk.co.uk
who has a previously owned copy at £10.00.

That's me BTW.

Dave
www.collectorsfolk.co.uk

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Allan C.
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 04:40 PM

Here ya go.

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: open mike
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 04:41 PM

try Advanced Book Exchange

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Walking Eagle
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 04:45 PM

I checked my Fireside Book of Folksongs - - nada. Call your library and see if they have the Encyclopedia of Folksongs. Make the reference librarian do some work! *BG*.

Subject: RE: With one man...
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 05:04 PM

I originally heard "My one man, my two men shall mow my meadow" sung by the Oxford University Morris Men.

Kitty