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Young Buchan Folklore: Silver coin for the baby (60* d) RE: Folklore: Silver coin for the baby 21 Dec 14


Christening the Baby, a song found amongst traditional singers in east Anglia, includes the lines:
We gave the baby a half a crown, and everything was grand
Until someone took the money from the little darling's hand
And spent it buying bitter beer, till we could hardly stand ....


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