Thanks. This was actually prompted by having been going through the Marrow Bones/Southern Songster/Southern Harvest/Wanton Seed books over Christmas, and learning a few of the songs. One was T'owd Yowe Wi' One Horn: I just feel stupid singing '50 naw me nonny'! The other refrain line that it rhymes with - 'so turn the wheel round so bonny' - makes me think of cycles and seasons and weather and years so I've been trying to come up something along that theme ('sunny' would rhyme of course...) Also been trying out Giles Scroggins' Ghost recently. "Giles Scroggin courted Molly Brown/ Fol de riddle lol, Fol de riddle lido.." Though I don't mind as much with that one as it's more of a novelty piece, much more music-hall. It works quite well with the refrain line taken out, so it's optional.
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