The mole catcher is a bit on the ponderous side.

trad songs that I love are The Nightingale , the cornish Nightingale, Blow Away the Morning Dew, lots of shanties....too many others.

If youre still struggling with the words thing these are good, cos the audience tends to know the words of the chorus, and it gives you a second to call to mind the system you have devised for remembering the words!

The most interesting trad singers, sort of go beyond the words and use the words to puctuate the rhythm of the songs. in this way, they get humour and energy into the lyrics. But the first work out that mnemonic for the words. Thatis the nicest thing -the chorus, everybody knows - but when you astonish the room by confidently zipping into the correct verse - it makes them feel good, because it shows someone is in control and has been thoughtful enough to do that for them.

have fun!