ENGLISH
FOLK-CAROLS

WITH PIANOFORTE ACCOMPANIMENT
AND AN INTRODUCTION
AND NOTES


COLLECTED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF ENGLAND
BY
CECIL J. SHARP



London:
NOVELLO & CO., LTD. SIMPKIN & CO., LTD.
TAUNTON : BARNICOTT AND PEARCE, THE WESSEX PRESS
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CONTENTS.

PAGE

Preface
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ix
Introduction
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xi
I
King Herod and the Cock (Worcestershire)
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2
II
The Bitter Withy (Gloucestershire)
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5
III
The Cherry Tree, First Version (Gloucestershire)
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7
IV
The Cherry Tree, Second Version (Gloucestershire)
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9
V
The Moon shines Bright (Warwickshire)
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11
VI
God Bless you Merry Gentlemen (Cambridgeshire)
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13
VII
The Holly and the Ivy (Gloucestershire)
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17
VIII
The Sinner's Redemption (Warwickshire)
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19
IX
Come all you true good Christians (Gloucestershire)
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22
X
On Christmas Night (Gloucestershire)
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24
XI
Come all you worthy Gentlemen (Somerset)
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26
XII
As I sat on a Sunny Bank, First Version (Gloucestershire)
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28
XIII
As I sat on a Sunny Bank, Second Version (Worcestershire)
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30
XIV
The Ten Joys of Mary (Somerset)
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33
XV
The Virgin Unspotted (Gloucestershire)
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36
XVI
Sons of Levi (Kent)
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38
XVII
The Little Room
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41
XVIII
The Truth sent from above
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46
XIX
The Twelve Apostles
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48
XX
New Year's Carol
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51
XXI
Wassail Song
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55
Notes on the Songs
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59


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