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The Old Oak Table, Author Unknown
The Old Oak Table, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
Late at night a table tells its tale to its owner
Charming Little Woman Oh, Author Unknown
Charming Little Woman Oh, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about women and their charms.
Song Of Haymakers, Author Unknown
Song Of Haymakers, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about working in the hayfields during summer.
Tarry Trowsers, Author Unknown
Tarry Trowsers, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman refuses her mother's advice and waits for her absent lover.
Give Me A Cot, Author Unknown
Give Me A Cot, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about love trumping riches
The Merry Fidler Done Over, Author Unknown
The Merry Fidler Done Over, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A fiddler has to pay for a son he fathered and the mother's floor he destroyed.
Jockey And Jenny's Trip To The Fair, Author Unknown
Jockey And Jenny's Trip To The Fair, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A couple sneak out to go to a fair and fall in love.
O Rare Turpin, Author Unknown
O Rare Turpin, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man robs people on a road and is then caught and punished.
Indeed I Want A Husband, Author Unknown
Indeed I Want A Husband, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman describes her ideal husband, a servant.
The Wheel Of Fortune, Author Unknown
The Wheel Of Fortune, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman regrets the time she's lost to a man who left her.
The Streamlet, Author Unknown
The Streamlet, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a stream reflecting a woman's beauty.
Green Grow The Rashes, O!, Author Unknown
Green Grow The Rashes, O!, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a man's love for women
The Soldier's Return, Author Unknown
The Soldier's Return, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A soldier comes home to his love.
The Great Sea Snake, Author Unknown
The Great Sea Snake, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A poem about a giant sea snake.
Sylvia's Request And William's Denial, Author Unknown
Sylvia's Request And William's Denial, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A disguised woman attempts to rob her lover of his ring to test his love.
Young Edwin In The Low-Lands Low, Author Unknown
Young Edwin In The Low-Lands Low, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man returns from sea to his lover with lots of gold and is murdered by her parents.
The Workhouse Boy, Author Unknown
The Workhouse Boy, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A group of workhouse workers lose a comrade on Christmas who is later discovered dead in the oven.
The Constant Pair, Author Unknown
The Constant Pair, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A young woman sails to and brings back so she can marry her lover that her father had banished to the Indies
Blue-Eyed Mary, Author Unknown
Blue-Eyed Mary, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man falls in love with a blue-eyed woman, departs, and comes back to marry her.
The Poachers, Author Unknown
The Poachers, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man describes his illegal poaching activity.
The Spotted Cow, Author Unknown
The Spotted Cow, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman uses the excuse of losing her cow to meet with the narrator.
The Furnace-Road Grocer, Author Unknown
The Furnace-Road Grocer, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man sells his shop to his brother to avoid creditors, his wife, and his sister in law.
Woodsman Spare That Tree, Author Unknown
Woodsman Spare That Tree, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man begs a woodsman to not cut down a tree
Still So Gently O'Er Me Stealing, Author Unknown
Still So Gently O'Er Me Stealing, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a man who still loves a girl that no longer shares the same feelings.
Female Cabin Boy, Author Unknown
Female Cabin Boy, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman disguises herself as a sailor, has a baby, which no one claims.
Kate Of Colebrook Dale, Author Unknown
Kate Of Colebrook Dale, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a man's love for a girl that he can meet no more.
The Sailor's Will, Author Unknown
The Sailor's Will, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man sings about his will, wake, and what he leaves to his wife.
The New Garden Fields, Author Unknown
The New Garden Fields, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man courts a girl who first denies him marriage but then agrees.
Streams Of Lovely Nancy, Author Unknown
Streams Of Lovely Nancy, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman mets a man at a stream and waits for him to return.
The Dumb Wife, Author Unknown
The Dumb Wife, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man takes his good wife to the doctor to make her talk but then she won't quit scolding him.