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Five Drunken Maidens

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The aforementioned try a keen unpublished text out-of good MS backup, c 1740-fifty, throughout the National Library out of Scotland, NLS MS 6299. Whether or not somewhat defective, We would not overcome the new striking fourth verse of the type, and therefore illustrates how after types was indeed modified.

A. L. Away from his notes it would appear that the guy first got it bar vocalists, perhaps collated which have an effective chapbook of around 1760, Pleasant Phyllis’s Garland . He cannot say was he had their track, which is vaguely just as the one right here. Lloyd’s variation has many slight spoken distinctions, however, his past verse is a lot more and i also append they following the chief text message.

The latest track has already already been published from the Northumberland Vickers’ manuscript out-of c 1770-5, from the Matt Seattle regarding High Northern Track Guide , #527, 1987, but I prefer another type of duplicate and therefore changes quite in the timing when you look at the the last 1 / 2 of both middle tips of every filters. It’s the past listen a manuscript type of track and you may dance tunes, Folger Shakespeare Library MS V.b. 410, which is, in my own estimate, of around 1760-dos. Both latest audio involved try dated c 1760 when you look at the BUCEM, Arne’s “Jessy” from the Seller out-of Venice , and you can James Oswald’s “The maid that is made for like and you will me personally.” The first content of one’s tune, that I’ve maybe not seen, is in Publication 4 out of Walsh’s Caledonian Country Dances , c 1744.

The fresh Five Drunken Maidens

Four drunken Maidens originated from the fresh Area out of Wight, Intoxicated off Saturday day right until Saturday night; When Saturday night came they would perhaps not day, And four drunken Maidens they pushed brand new jug throughout the.