I was looking at this song for another reason unconnected with this thread, and I notice that the tune given in the DT, although referring to Mr. Pottipher, does not seem to be his tune. Neither do the words there agree with the broadside RVW used, which seems to be the one linked to by Malcolm above. I give here Mr. Pottipher's tune (from the Roy Palmer book referred to above) and for comparison, the DT tune as given and transposed for comparison with Mr. Pottipher's.

Mick

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X: 1
T:Bushes And Briars (RVW from Mr. Charles Pottipher)
M:3/4
L:1/4
S:Bushes And Briars - Folk Songs Collected By Ralph Vaughan Williams - Roy Palmer
K:G Aeo
D| A/G/ A> G|F G>
w:Through bush-es and through bri-ars
A|B/c/ d (c/B/)|HA2
w:I late-ly took my_ way
(B/c/)|d2 (c/A/)|B2 A|G2 (A/F/)|D2
w:All_ for to_ hear the small birds_ sing
C/C/|D/ B/-B2|A2 (B/A/)|G2
w:And the lambs to_ skip and play
(B/c/)|d2 (c/A/)|B2 A|G2 (A/F/)|D2
w:All_ for to_ hear the small birds_ sing
C/C/|D/ B/-B2|A2 (B/A/)|G2|]
w:And the lambs to_ skip and play

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X: 2
T:Bushes And Briars (DT - transposed)
M:4/4
L:1/4
S:DT - transposed
K:G Dor
D|G G A G|F G2
w:Through bush-es and through bri-ars
A|B c d (c/B/)|A3
w:I late-ly took my_ way
(B/c/)|d ((3:2c/B/A/) B A|G (A/F/) D
w:All_ for to__ hear the small birds_ sing
C/C/|D B A ((3:2B/c/A/)|G3
w:And the lambs to skip and__ play
(B/c/)|d ((3:2c/B/A/) B A|G (A/F/) D
w:All_ for to__ hear the small birds_ sing
C/C/|D B A ((3:2B/c/A/)|G3|]
w:And the lambs to skip and__ play

X: 3
T:Bushes And Briars (DT)
M:4/4
L:1/4
S:DT
K:C Dor
G|c c d c|B c2
w:Through bush-es and through bri-ars
d|e f g (f/e/)|d3
w:I late-ly took my_ way
(e/f/)|g ((3:2f/e/d/) e d|c (d/B/) G
w:All_ for to__ hear the small birds_ sing
F/F/|G e d ((3:2e/f/d/)|c3
w:And the lambs to skip and__ play
(e/f/)|g ((3:2f/e/d/) e d|c (d/B/) G
w:All_ for to__ hear the small birds_ sing
F/F/|G e d ((3:2e/f/d/)|c3|]
w:And the lambs to skip and__ play

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