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Thread #35877 Message #493039
Posted By: GUEST,emma
27-Jun-01 - 11:53 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Black Joke (Adderbury Morris dance)
Subject: Adderbury songs
I know constant Billy as:
Oh my Billy, my constant Billy, when shall I see my Billy again? Until the fishes climb o'er the mountains, then I shall see my Billy again.
Then the choruses go:
Billy again, Billy again, Billy gain, Billy again, Oh, my Billy, my constant Billy, when shall I see my Billy again?
The only other Adderbury song I can think of goes:
Oh dear mother, what a fool I be! Six young fellows came a-courting me. Three were blind and the others couldn't see. Oh dear mother, what a fool I be!
Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the dance it goes with.