From: Steve Gardham Date: 06 Oct 17 - 01:16 PM
'We shepherds are the best of men' Copper Family aka 'Where the Stormy Winds do blow'

From: Joe Offer Date: 07 Oct 17 - 03:08 AM
The song can be found at the folkinfo Website, http://joe-offer.com/folkinfo/songs/251.html

THE SHEPHERD'S SONG

We shepherds are the best of men,
That e'er trod English ground;
When we come to an alehouse
We value not a crown.
We spend our money freely,
We pay before we go;
There's no ale on the wolds,
Where the stormy winds do blow.

(Chorus)
We spend our money freely,
We pay before we go;
There's no ale on the wolds,
Where the stormy winds do blow.

Source: Lucy Broadwood and J A Fuller Maitland. 1893, English County Songs, Leadenhall Press, London
Notes: Lucy Broadwood's notes are given below:
The first verse was taken from the recitation of a lady born at Stoke, Gloucestershire in 1793; the remaining verses were recovered from Thomas Coldicote, shepherd. of Ebrington, Gloucestershire. Blockley, referred to in verse 3, is in the parish adjoining Ebrington. Possibly it was usual for the singer to fill in a local name in the place.