Songs

Index of songs on this site

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H– I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

A

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
According to the Act	Oh its come all ye lords and gentlemen, who take things in delight	Mr Hill	8341
The Aged Pair	‘Twas bitter cold one winter night	Kate Oliver	21862
Around Cape Horn	Our ship was called the Cullen Wood	William Prosser	4706
As I sat on a sunny bank	As I sat on a sunny bank	Alice Harden	700
As I sat under a Sycamore Tree	As I sat under a Sycamore Tree		700
At the Foot of Yonder Mountain	At the foot of yonder mountain where my true love’s castle stands	Eyton Boulden	18820
Australia for me		William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	0

B

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Babes in the Wood	My friends you must know, a long time ago	Matilda Jenner	288
The Baffled Knight	‘Twas of a shepherd’s son, keep sheep all on the hill	James Beale	11
Ballad of Sweet William	As it fell out on a long summer’s day	Unknown singer, Wye	253
Banks of Newfoundland	You rambling boys of pleasure, your sporting wiles beware	William Prosser	1812
The Banks of Sweet Dundee		William Crampton	148
The Banks of Sweet Dundee		Agnes Ford
Banks of Sweet Primroses	As I went out one Sunday’s morning	Matilda Jenner	586
Barbara Allen	In Scarlet town where I was born	“Kentish squire’s daughters”	54
Barbara Ellen	In Lancashire I was bred and born	William Ford	54
Barley Mow	Here’s jolly good luck to the company, good luck to the barley mow	George Benstead	944
Be Handy Boys	‘Twas from Liverpool docks we set sail	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	814
The Big Plum Pudding	No doubt you’ve heard of uncommon things	Alfred Harding	21896
Bird Scarer’s Cry	Away you black devils away	Henry Greengrass	1730
Blackberry Fold	As the squire and his sister were sitting in the hall	William Crampton	559
The Blackbird	I am but a poor girl, my life it is sad	William Crampton	387
Blow Boys Blow	Blow my boys, for I long to hear you	Roderick Enderson	2624
Blow The Man Down	Way, bully, ho bully! Blow the man down!	“The Bo’sn”	2624
Blow the Man Down		Bob Ellison	2624
Blow The Man Down	Oh Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall / As I was a-walking down Lemon Street	Harry Johnson	2624, 13026
Bold Fisherman		Unnamed singer, Minster	291
Bold Fisherman	As I walked forth one day, one day, down by the river side	Harry Baker	291
Bold Fisherman	As I walked out one May morning, down by the river side	James Beale	291
Bold General Wolfe		Unnamed singer, Minster	624
The Bold Princess Royal		Unnamed singer, Minster	528
Bold Princess Royal		Bill Epps	528
British Man o’ War		William Crampton	372
Broom Seller’s Cry	Will you buy a broom, will you buy a broom	Henry Greengrass	9724
Buttercup Joe	Now I be a true bred country chap	Tim Fidler	1635

C

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Can’t You Dance the Polka	One day as I went walking down by the Clarence Dock	William Prosser	486
Captain Webb	He was warned before he went, but on victory was bent	James Mannering	21872
Cobbler cobbler mend my shoe	Cobbler cobbler mend my shoe	Children at Trosley	12749
Cock Robin	Cock Robin is dead and laid in his grave	Children at Trosley	797
Cold blow and a rainy night	My hat is frozen to my head, my body’s like a lump of lead	James Beale	135
Come All Ye Ladies		Kate Oliver	0
Come Come My Pretty Maid (The Thrush)	Come come my pretty maid, and be not afraid	Batt Brothers	371
Come Come My Pretty Maid	Come come my pretty maid, and be not afraid	Tom Batt	371
The Cottage in the Wood	I went up to a lonely wood	Ethel Ford	608
The Cottage in the Wood	It rains, it snows, it hails, it blows	Kate Oliver	608
The Cricketer	My father and mother are both dead and gone	Tim Fidler	21876
The Cuckoo	The cuckoo is a pretty bird, she sings as she flies	George Mount	413
Cupid’s Garden		Mr and Mrs Truell	297

D

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Dabbling in the dew	Where are you going to, my pretty maid?	Albert Beale	298
Dame Durden	Dame Durden kept five servant maids	Batt Brothers	1209
Dark Eyed Sailor	Oh a comely young lady fair, was walking out to take the air	William Prosser	265
Dear Kate	Now come dear Kate and we’ll partake	Kate Oliver	21868
The Dead Horse	If he dies I will tan his skin	Bob Ellison	3724
Death and the Lady	As I walked out one morn in May, the birds did sing and the lambs did play	Harry Baker	1031
Down By Yonders Waters	Down by yonders waters there runs a fair stream	Mr and Mrs Truell	279
Down in the Meadows	As I was a walking down the street	Roderick Enderson	22910
The Dreadnaught	Oh its of a flash packet, a packet of fame	William Prosser	924
D’ye ken John Peel?		Tom Catt	1239

E

F

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
The Fair Young Damsel	‘Twas of a fair young damsel, in London town did dwell,	William Crampton	289
Far Distant Shore (Indian Lass)	As I walked one evening down some far distant shore	William Prosser	2326
Farmer’s Daughter		Mr and Mrs Truell	2638
The Farmer’s Boy		Tom Catt	408
The Farmer’s Boy		Ethel Ford	408
The Farmer’s Life	My father’s a farmer staunch and true	Thomas Coomber	16897
Fill, Fill	Fill fill fill your sparkling glass	Kate Oliver	21897
Fire Down Below		William Prosser	813
Foggy Dew		Mr and Mrs Truell	558
The Folkestone Murderer		William Crampton	897
The Folkestone Murderer	‘Twas near the town of Folkestone, this cruel deed was done	John and Ted Lancefield	897
Four jolly smiths		Robert Catt	V5558
The Fox and the Bear	Kind Christians all, now on you I call	Fred Ring	1140

G

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
The Gentleman Soldier	It’s of a gentleman soldier in a sentry he did stand	Thomas Coomber	178
The Gleaner		Frances Baker	13638
The Golden Glove	It’s of a young Squire near Tamworth we hear	Jesse Barrow	141
The Golden Glove	‘Twas of a young lady at Pemwith did dwell	Agnes Ford	141
Green Burgee	It’s of an Irish ship, me boys, in New York town did lay	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	7989
Green Bushes		Thomas Coomber	1040
Green Bushes	As I was a-walking one morning in May	Matilda Jenner	1040

H

Song title	First line	Singer
Haul Away Joe	[???] come haul and haul together	Harry Johnson	809
Haul The Bowline	Haul the bowline, the Black Ball bowline	Bob Ellison	652
Hawksbury Banks	On those Hawksbury banks where I played my wild pranks	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	1872
Heave Away	Tell me Susan tell me dear, what makes you look go gay?	Roderick Enderson	616
Heave Away (We’re All Bound to Go)	Sometimes we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for France	William Prosser	616
Heave Away My Johnny		Bob Ellison	616
Heaving The Lead	By the mark seven, by the deep nine	Bob Ellison	13255
Home Rule Song	I was a jolly Ploughboy, I have ploughed the fields all day	William Newport	163
A Hunting Song	As I was a walking ’twas on a summers morning	Charles Bassett	584

I

Song title	First line	Singer
I Don’t Care If I Do	If you listen a moment I’ll sing you a song	John and Ted Lancefield	847
I prithee, love, let me in	It rains, it hails	William Ford	608
I Said to Sally and Sally Said to Me	My name’s Jack Dunn, a farmer’s man	Ted Lancefield	21875
I wish I wish, but it’s all in vain	I wish I wish, but it’s all in vain	Kate Oliver	495
I am a man who’s done wrong to my parents	I’m a man that’s done wrong to my parents	Bill Rolph	1386
I’ll sing you one, O		George Mount	133
I’m a navvy	I’m a navvy, I’m a navvy, walking on the line	Children at Trosley	13310
I’m Just Gone Over The Mountain	Lucianna my love, Lucianna my dear	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	9127
Indian Lass	As I walked one evening down some far distant shore	William Prosser	2326
It Rains, it Hails, it Blows, it Snows	It rains, it hails, it blows, it snows	Thomas Coomber	608
It Rains, It Snows (The Cottage in the Wood)	It rains, it snows, it hails, it blows	Kate Oliver	608
The Iron Peel	Good Christian people pray now lend an ear	“Kentish squire’s daughters”	2117

J

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Jack Tar	Jack came down from board a Man of War O	William Newport	511
Jew From Spain	There came one Jew from Spain	Children at Trosley	8251
John Appleby	John Appleby was a man’s name	Unnamed Kentish hop-pickers	1292
John Reilly	John Reilly is my true love’s name, he lives down by the quay	Mr and Mrs Truell	270

K

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Keys of Heaven	O Madam I will buy you a fine silken gown	James Beale	573
Kind Sir I am too young	As I walked out one May morning, down by the green wood side	Charles Barling	564
King Arthur	In old King Arthur’s reign, a good old king was he	Harry Barling	130
Kitty Gray	One morning thro’ the village churchyard I did stray	Ted Briggs	3692
Knife Grinder’s Cry	Carving knives, table knives, scissors or razors	Henry Greengrass	21878

L

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
The Lady and the Handsome Butcher	There was a Lady fine and gay, and unto the market she took her way	Unknown singer, Wye
Lady Owncibell	And I fare you well Lady Owncibell, for I must needs be gone	Unknown singer, Wye	48
Lazerus	Come all you worthy Christian men	Mrs Lurcock	815
Lazerus		Kate Oliver	815
Like Hermit Poor	Like Hermit poor in Pensive place obscure	Unknown singer, Wye
Lime Juice Act	Oh its come all ye lords and gentlemen, who take things in delight	Mr Hill	8341
Long Longkin	My Lord said to my Lady when he went from home	Unknown singer, Wye	6
Lord Exmouth		Samuel Holdstock	690
Lord Lovel	Lord Lovel he stood at his castle gate	Jesse Barrow	48
Lord Lovell	Lord Lovell he stood at his own castle gate	William Crampton	48
Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor		Charles Barling	4
Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor	Lord Thomas he was a bold forester	“Kentish squire’s daughters”	4
Lucianna	Lucianna my love, Lucianna my dear	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	9127

M

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Maids of Australia	On those Hawksbury banks where I played my wild pranks	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	1872
Maids of Australia	One day I strayed by those Hawksbury banks	William Prosser	1872
A Man Who is Married	A man who is married and has got a good wife	Fred Ring	21870
Mary at the garden gate	The sun was set and the moon shone bright	Frances Baker	418
Mary at the Garden Gate	The sun was set and the moon shone bright	Kate Oliver	418
Mary Thompson	In Amsterdon near Derbyshire, Mary Thompson she did dwell	Samuel Holdstock	2458
The Meadows Down Below	As I was a walking down the street	Roderick Enderson	22910
The moon shines bright		Alice Harden	702
The moon shines bright	The moon shines bright, the stars give light	James Beale	702
Mother, mother, make my bed	Mother, mother, make my bed	Agnes Ford	48 / 32444
Mutiny at the Nore	Parker, Parker, my bright angel	Henry Greengrass	1032
My Nan’s a Mazer	Me and my Nan made up our minds	John Johnson	21895

N

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Ninety-eight		Samuel Holdstock	1461
No John No!	On yonder’s hill there lives a maiden	James Beale	146

O

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
The Oak and the Ivy	In the depths of the forest an old oak grew	Mr Wanstall	21860
Oh good Lord Judge	Oh good Lord Judge, and sweet Lord Judge	Unknown singer, Wye	144
An Old Man He Courted Me	An old man he courted me, hey down derry down	Mrs Powell	210
On Board a ’98	When I was young and scarce eighteen I drove a roaring trade	Mr Wanstall	1461
Once I was Courted by a False Young Youth		Thomas and Elizabeth Coomber	60
Orange And Blue	Down by yonders waters there runs a fair stream	Mr and Mrs Truell	279
Outward Bound	‘Twas on a cold and stormy night, when the snow laid on the ground	William Crampton	376

P

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Paddy Stole the Rope	There was once two Irish labouring men, to England they came over	Fred Mannering	2037
Paddy Works on the Railway	Oh in eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy britches I first put on	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	208
Poor Mary sits a-weeping	Poor Sally sits a-weeping	Children at Trosley	2118

Q

R

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Ranzo	O Ranzo was no sailor	Bob Ellison	2626
Rio Grand	Fare you well you bonny young girl	Bob Ellison	317
Robin Hood and the Pedlar		Mr and Mrs Truell	333

S

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Sailor cut down in his prime	As I was a strolling one day down St Albions	William Newport	2
Sally Brown	Sally Brown was a creole lady	Bob Ellison	2628
Sergeant in the Wagon Train	One lovely morning as I was a-walking	Frances Baker	1354
Seven joys of Mary		Alice Harden	278
Shallow Brown	O I am going to leave her	Bob Ellison	2621
Shamrock Shores		William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	0
Shanadar	O Shanadar I love your daughter	Bob Ellison	324
Sheffield ‘Prentice		Samuel Holdstock	399
The Shop walker	I’m a most important man, the idol of our street	George Mount	V29204
So Handy	O handy my boys we’re bound away	Bob Ellison	814
Sons of Levi	Come all you knights, you knights of honour	James Beale	2430
Spencer The Rover		Mr and Mrs Truell	1115
Stately Southerner		William Prosser	625
Stormalong	Stormalong was good old man	Harry Johnson	216
Stroll away the morning dew	‘Twas of a shepherd’s son, keep sheep all on the hill	James Beale	11
Sylvie	Sylvie she rode out one day	William Ford	7

T

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Tarry Trowsers	Soldiers and sailors they are given to ramble	Mrs Powell	427
There Was a Jolly Boatman	There was a jolly boatman in London Town did dwell	Mr Sawkins	570
There was a King	There was a king liv’d in the North Country	Unknown singer, Wye	8
The Thresher Man	It’s of a noble gentleman who lived down in Kent	Harry Barling	19
Thresher Man	A Nobleman met with a Thresher man one day	William Newport	19
Thresherman and the Squire	There was a noble gentleman who lived down in Kent	Clarke Lonkhurst	19
The Thrush	Come come my pretty maid, and be not afraid	Batt Brothers	371
Tiger Bay	Oh the first time that I came to London, I stopped right down at the Well Street Home	William ‘Paddy’ Gaul	2432, 16872
Tom Block	My name is Tom Block, my clothes is all tattered	Mr and Mrs Truell	3552
True Blue	There was a sweet young lady, all in her tender years	William Newport	309
The Twelve Days of Christmas	The 12th day of Christmas my true love sent me	Mr Sawkins	68
Two pigeons	There came two pigeons round the coo	Children at Trosley	13170

U

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
The Umbrella Courtship	A belle and beau did courting go	Mr Wanstall	12626
Unnamed tune		Kate Oliver	0

V

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
The Violet	Down in a green and shady bed, a modest violet grew	Kate Oliver	21886

W

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
We are all jolly fellows that follow the plough	When four o’clock comes, then up we do rise	Charley Appleton	346
We’re All Bound to Go  (Heave Away)	Sometimes we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for France	William Prosser	616
When I Was A Maid	Oh when I was a Maid a Maid	Unknown singer, Wye
Where are you going to, my pretty maid?	Where are you going to, my pretty maid?	Albert Beale	298
Where the lambs they skip with pleasure	Where the lambs they skip with pleasure and the meadows are so green	Eyton Boulding	18820
Whisky For My Johnny	I’ll drink whisky when I can	Bob Ellison	651
Whiskey Johnnie	Oh whiskey is the life of man	Harry Johnson	651
White Rose in the Broom	Don’t go out late through the heather and the ling	Abram Cooper	3184
Will the Weaver	Oh mother mother I must marry, for no longer I must tarry	Fred Mannering	432
William Taylor	William Taylor was a brisk young sailor	Thomas Coomber	158
Wo Stormalong	When ever you go to Liverpool	Bob Ellison	216
The Woodman’s Daughter	I crossed the fields one sweet May morn	James Beale	1277
The Woodside Woodison	In eighteen hundred and ninety four, the good ship Woodside left Folkestone shore	John and Ted Lancefield	21973
The Wreck		Samuel Holdstock	0

X

Y

Song title	First line	Singer	Roud Number
Yankee John	O Yankee John he came to town	Bob Ellison	13259
The Yarmouth Ditty	Lovers I pray lend an ear to my story	“Kentish squire’s daughters”	187
Young Spencer the Rover	These words were composed by young Spencer the Rover	Unnamed “Kentish man and woman”	1115

Z