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22 Nov 10 - 05:41 PM (#3038244) Subject: Lyr Req: Shepherd's Market From: GUEST,Jean I learnt this at school but can only remember two lines. If you'll come along with me to Shepherd's Market' I will buy a bunch of Lilies/ribbons for your hair. T realise its a forlorn hope, but someone out there with a better memory may have learnt it. |
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22 Nov 10 - 06:22 PM (#3038279) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd's Market From: ClaireBear Guest, Jean, it's an Eleanor Farjeon poem. I found a snippet at this site, but can't copy-paste it as it's Flash content, so you'll have to go there for it. Good luck finding more of it! Claire |
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22 Nov 10 - 06:56 PM (#3038300) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd's Market From: ClaireBear Found the source poem somewhere I could grab it: Will you go along with me to Shepherd Market? It's there they hold the merriest Fair in May. Will you go along with me to Shepherd Market In a pair of red-heeled slippers very gay? I'll pick a bunch of cowslips for your bodice, And I'll tie a yellow ribbon in your hair, If you'll go along with me to shepherd Market And dance me round the Maypole at May-Fair. - Eleanor Farjeon, ca. 1916 (specific source not cited) |
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23 Nov 10 - 08:57 AM (#3038621) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd's Market From: GUEST,leeneia Thanks, ClaireBear. It's a nice poem. |
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23 Nov 10 - 09:07 AM (#3038630) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd's Market From: Jim Dixon This was at least published in the right year: Nursery Rhymes of London Town by Eleanor Farjeon (London: Duckworth & Co., 1916) |
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23 Nov 10 - 06:01 PM (#3039002) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd's Market From: GUEST,Guest Jean Thank you so much ClairBear, its been niggling away at me for years. As I'm 70 that's quite a few years. |
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23 Nov 10 - 07:12 PM (#3039056) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd's Market From: ClaireBear It's a pleasure to have helped. You are most welcome. |
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23 Nov 10 - 10:05 PM (#3039168) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd Market From: Q (Frank Staplin) First published as sheet music in a volume of 11 songs, 1912. Book 3, "Nursery Rhymes of London Town," Anglo-French Music Company. |
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24 Nov 10 - 11:31 AM (#3039572) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd Market From: GUEST,leeneia And you lucky UK residents can buy it from Amazon UK for .31 At least, that's what I found when I typed 'Nursery Rhymes of London Town' in the Google advanced search. For .31 I'd buy it just to get the tunes. |
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24 Nov 10 - 01:29 PM (#3039657) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd Market From: Jim Dixon I once bought a used book from Goodwill (I think, or maybe Salvation Army) through Amazon for $.00 or maybe $.01. They do this because Amazon allows them to add a "postage and handling" charge, and that alone allows them to make a profit. The books, after all, are donated. |
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24 Nov 10 - 02:23 PM (#3039699) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shepherd Market From: Q (Frank Staplin) Even with the postage from UK, "Nursery Rhymes..." by Farjeon is reasonable. I get books and CDs from UK fairly often; the postage charge is low. |