The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #49704   Message #753026
Posted By: alanww
23-Jul-02 - 10:36 AM
Thread Name: What's a Mummers Play?
Subject: RE: BS: What's a Mummers Play?
There is a wealth of info in this thread. I should just add that the Ron Shuttleworth collection, which is on behalf of the Morris Ring of England is accessed through Morris Ring Archive of Folk Plays. What Ron doesn't know about mummers plays isn't worth knowing! [He writes and sings a good song aswell!]

John from Hull: Has the thread now answered your original question?

My uncle Billy had a ten foot w*lly
And he showed it to the girl next door.
She thought it was a snake so she hit it with a rake
And now its only five foot four! 0y!!

That's one of the songs we sing after our mummers plays ...

Alan
Captain of Shakepeare Mummers