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23 Jan 11 - 05:31 PM (#3080978) Subject: Lyr Add: THE BUTCHER AND THE PARSON'S WIFE (Tawney From: Gurney Couldn't find this on the site, and I'd mentioned it on a past thread, so..... THE BUTCHER AND THE PARSON'S WIFE. From the singing of Cyril Tawney. It's of a rich Butcher, so I've heard them say He married a damsel both buxom and gay When the Butcher is gone to the market for veal The Parson is kissing his wife all the while (Chorus) And sing fol-the-rol, fol the rol day. Now, the Butcher being jealous all of this same thing He hid under the bed to see who should come in. In comes the Parson, and shuts (of) the door 'Aha,' thinks the Butcher, I desire of no more! He waits under the bed 'till they're both fast asleep Then out of the bedroom so softly does creep Puts on Parson's best britches, his wig, and his cloak And away to his lady, to make up the joke. He knocks on the door, with his courage so bold With Parson's best coat on, and plenty of gold. The maid, she comes down in the dead of the night, She was half fast-asleep when she gives him a light. "Where is your mistress?" "In bed!" said the maid. "Go open the door, then, unto her." He said. (sayed) He walks up the stairs, he pretends himself drunk. He stumbled, he fumbled, he fell over a trunk. He jumps into bed, gives the candle a puff The lady, she turns herself 'round in a huff. She says, "My good fellow, come touch me no more For you've been carousing, along with some whore!" But the Butcher begins for to tickle her knees And then he does turn himself 'round for to please She turns herself 'round, and no more does she say But lies in his arms 'till the break of the day. When daylight appears, and she looks in his face Well, then she cries out in a pitiful case! He said, "My good lady, don't be in affright For your husband has slept with my wife all this night!" To the Butcher's house straight way this young couple they go And there find the Parson all sorrow and woe. She says "Mr. Parson, and where might you be, When he had your clothes on and came unto me?" Said Parson to the Butcher, "Here is (fifty pound) For fear that the news might go parish around And all of my congregation might say 'The Parson, our minister, led us astray!'" Thee is a guy singing this on YouTube. Cyril sang the same tune, but more like a Waltz. |
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24 Jan 11 - 01:16 AM (#3081194) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Butcher and the Parson's Wife. From: Gurney Sinking like a stone. OK, to the top just once..... |
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17 Mar 22 - 02:40 PM (#4138719) Subject: Origins: The butcher and the parson From: Greum Sorry if that has already been asked but the search isn't working so I can't tell! Does anyone know the origins of The Butcher and the Parson? The Druids claim on their album Burnt Offering that it comes from SW England but that's all and I've not found it anywhere on t' interwebz. I can post the lyrics if anyone is interested. |
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17 Mar 22 - 02:58 PM (#4138722) Subject: RE: Origins: The butcher and the parson From: Joe Offer Are you sure it's not https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=135164> While Mudcat search is down, you can take a look at our Mudcat FAQ - Newcomer's Guide and read the part on all of our alternate search engines. If you had put parson in the Filter box at the top of the list of threads and set the age back to "all," it would have popped right up. If you had put "Butcher and the parson" in quotes and mudcat in Google search, it would have come right up. All of these techniques are explained in the Mudcat FAQ. |
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17 Mar 22 - 03:18 PM (#4138726) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Butcher and the Parson's Wife (Tawney From: Joe Offer This recording calls it "Butcher and the Parson": Reinhard's Mainly Norfolk has a bit about the album by the Druids: The Roud Index lists it as #17188 - with manuscripts here (click) Can you post the lyrics from the recording by The Druids? |
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26 Apr 23 - 05:23 AM (#4170859) Subject: RE: ADD: The Butcher and the Parson (Parson's Wife) From: GUEST A bit late, but lyrics from The Druids... THE BUTCHER AND THE PARSON It's of a bold butcher as I've heard men say Who married him a lady both buxom and gay While the butcher was out at the market for meal The_ parson come kissing his wife all the while. And sing fol-de-rol lol-de-rol day Now the butcher being jealous all of this same thing Hid under the bed for to see him come in Well he hadn't been there twenty minutes or more When in comes the parson and he's closed the door. And sing... Now they're into bed and they're both fast asleep And from under the bed this bold butcher did creep Puts on parson's best breeches, his wig and his cloak And he's off to his lady to make up the joke. And sing... So it off to the parson's this butcher he rode With the parson's best coat on and plenty of goad He arrived at the house in the midst of the night And the maid's half asleep and she's give him the light. And sing... "Now where is your mistress?" "In bed," says the maid "Then show me the way right up to her," he said He went up the stairs and pretend himself drunk He rumbled, he stumbled, fell over a trunk. And sing... Well he jumps in to bed gives the candle a puff And the lady she turns herself round in a huff "Be off, my good parson and touch me no more For you've been carousing along with some whore." And sing... But the butcher began for to tickle her knees And the lady she turns herself round for to please She turned herself round, not one word did she say But she lay in his arms till the break of the day. And sing... Now when she awoke and stared into his face She started to scream in a pitiful case "Oh no," says the butcher, "now don't you take flight For your husband has slept with my wife all the night." And sing... Now round to butcher's this couple did go And there sits the parson all sorry and woe "And now my good parson where might you have been When you put on your cloak and came round unto me?" And sing... To the butcher says parson, "Now here's fifty pounds For fear that the news may go parish around For fear that the congregation might say The parson, our minister, has led us astray." And sing... |
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26 Apr 23 - 07:18 AM (#4170861) Subject: RE: ADD: The Butcher and the Parson (Parson's Wife) From: GUEST,Nick Dow Bert Lloyd put a tune to this, and the original tune and words are in 'Southern Songster'. |
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26 Apr 23 - 03:49 PM (#4170896) Subject: RE: ADD: The Butcher and the Parson (Parson's Wife) From: Steve Gardham Summary from my extensive notes at the back of 'Southern Songster'. The theme of double cuckoldry goes back at least to the 17th century in several ballads. Developed further in the 18th century the protagonists are of a variety of different occupations. 'The Parson and the Butcher' must have been shortened from the 15 stanzas of the 18th century down to the 11 from 2 Dorset singers. A shorter 19th century broadside is probably the source but this hasn't yet surfaced. Hammond's tune notebook went missing from the VWML and with no other versions Bert Lloyd (who else?) appears to have provided his own tune. Bert claimed to have copied down the tune before the Ms went missing. |