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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.