J. O. 272, 1849) produced zero remark through to a form of this new song that he printed without a song, and that i think he’d not heard they sung, as the the guy don’t connect it so you’re able to Jack Miller inside the afterwards publication quoted a lot more than. Brand new version the guy offered was named the fresh new «Beggars regarding Ratcliffe Fair.» Nearly all the new beggars’ labels given in this adaptation is Welsh. H 2redbeans coupon. F. Lippincott ( A beneficial Shakespeare Jestbook , Elizabethan Education #20, Salzburg, 1973) described earlier statements for the around three contours away from Jack Miller’s track, but none ones appear to have produce even a tentative identity that have one understood tune. I’ve today made one which I’m hoping often sit. This really is as much as i can hold the niche within expose.
I wish to give thanks to Peter Kennedy with the tape recording off Francis McPeake’s track and you can McPeake’s grandaughter, Kathleen McPeake, to have their unique aid. I also expand because of Jennifer Reducing of one’s American Folklife Cardio, Library out of Congress, Arizona, D.C. getting transcription of your tune.
[Disappointed, I don’t have persission to put brand new song here. Inside the framework it’s quite for example «Bragandary», B541, and you may «Derry’s Reasonable» is contempoary towards 1st talk about when it, however, do not obviously have enough of «Derry’s Fair» so you’re able to over highly recommend a prospective matchmaking.]
Bonny Nick the latest Currier
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Exactly what foull unwell should i doe wt towards very auld just like the the guy [foull-deceive,on-step 1 ays go for ye ffeilde to grafe on y e tree [pun for the partner whoz twigs yong & delicate beinge laden up with sappe he or she is my onely Joye, ays lull him inside my lappe Hay thou runt, &c
Ays gange to Shuckeshill my personal dapper Nicke & I & buss so it defte yonge chap, o whom shall it refute ays hugg him in my armes, given that my high Joye & existence nay meare then so it ille doe, to own ayes end up being his wife Hay thou runt, &c
Believe me bonnye Nick y t ile perhaps not thee forsake due to the fact even though the ffieldes performed alive, thou mickle paines didst take to currie my buskins better, & neatly slender my personal shewe therefore i need confess, thou artwork a louer correct Hay thou runt, &c
Section 2, generally Scots
Ays promote thee gowns really slender, and then make thee good & gay & we’ll gange to help you kirke, y age xx th from the exact same Could possibly get in which we from inside the deal with ones, y t there is going to us behoulde Wees get married & knit y age knot, in the thou mayst become boulde Hay thou runt, &c
Once i do anywhere near this much, ays hie so you can thee within the bedd to own ay alive by ye quicke, & care perhaps not to possess y e inactive become blithe ergo my chap, & corage take to thee for low but one simultaneously will allowed feel in my experience [one, ane?] Hay thou runt
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