I can't quite figure out where the Ballad Index gets the exact date of 1895. I think all but one of the sources cited in the Ballad Index come from the second half of the twentieth century. But the one remaining is a good one, Wiltshire-WSRO Mi 652, "Nutting Girl" (1 text) That's Transcriptions of the Alfred Williams (1877-1930) manuscripts stored at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, edited by Chris Wildridge, and available at the History Centre and online at https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Folk/Details/405. Ballads cited by shelfmark. Indexed by Ben Schwartz. Initial elements added in v. 2.6.
NOTE: The collection includes all 270 songs published by Williams in Folk-Songs of the Upper Thames.

The transcription by Williams is undated, but we know Williams died in 1930.
Here 'tis:

NUTTING GIRL


It's of a brisk young farmer,
A-ploughing of his land,
He called unto his horses,
And bid them gently stand;
He sat himself all on his plough,
A song for to begin,
His voice was so melodious,
It made the welkin ring.

Chorus

A-nutting we will go,
A-nutting we will go,
With a blue cockade all in our hats,
We'll cut a gallant show.

Verse 2

It's of a brisk young damsel,
A-walking in the wood,
His voice was so melodious,
It charmed her where she stood.
She had no longer power,
In that lone wood to stay,
And what few nuts she had, poor girl,
She threw them all away.

Chorus

Verse 3

She went unto her Johnny,
As he sat on his plough,
She said, 'Young man you sing so sweet,
I pray you, tell me how.'
He says, 'My pretty fair maid,
I'm glad to see you here,
Come, sit you down beside me,
I'll keep you out of fear,'

Chorus

Verse 4

Young Johnny left his horses,
Likewise he left his plough,
He took her to the shady grove,
Some courage for to show;
He kissed her then, right manfully,
As they sat upon the grounds,
She said, 'Young man, I think I see,
The world go round and round.'

Chorus

Verse 5

Young Johnny went unto his plough,
To finish off his song,
He says, 'My pretty fair maid,
Your mother will think you long.'
But as they tripped up the plain,
He on her breast did lean,
She says, 'Young man, I think I see,
The world go round and round.'

Chorus

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Ah, but The Folk Handbook cites a version collected by George Gardiner in August, 1906 - that puts it in public domain in any country. Oh, and the versions in Greig-Duncan were collected in 1907.

Here it is: In his Folksongs of Britain and Ireland (page 434), Peter Kennedy says "The Nutting Girl" was published in 1895 in the book titled Songs and Ballads of the West by Rev. Sabine Baring Gould and Rev. H. Fleetwood Sheppard. This link (click) should take you there.
-Joe-