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The Fox is a traditional folk song (Roud 131) from England.It is also the subject of at least two picture books, The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song, illustrated by Peter Spier and Fox Went out on a Chilly Night, by Wendy Watson.
One Morning in May" (Roud 140, Laws P14) is an English folk song which has been collected from traditional singers in England and the USA and has also been recorded by revival singers. Through the use of double-entendre , at least in the English versions, it tells of an encounter between a grenadier (or soldier) and a lady.
Lyrics usually include the line (or a slight variation): "The cuckoo is a pretty bird, she sings as she flies; she brings us glad tidings, and she tells us no lies." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to Thomas Goldsmith of The Raleigh News & Observer , "The Cuckoo" is an interior monologue where the singer "relates his desires — to gamble, to win, to ...
Sheet music version Play ⓘ "Goodnight, Ladies" is a folk song attributed to Edwin Pearce Christy , originally intended to be sung during a minstrel show . Drawing from an 1847 song by Christy entitled "Farewell, Ladies", the song as known today was first published on May 16, 1867.
The tune and lyrics were collected and published in Carl Sandburg's 1927 American Songbag. [9] An important recording in this song's history was the 1927 Columbia Records master (15206-D) performed by Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett under the actual title of "Red River Valley". This version was the very first commercially available recording of ...
Wor Nanny's a mazer is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Tommy Armstrong, in a style deriving from music hall. It is regarded by many as one of the classics. It is regarded by many as one of the classics.
The lyrics are sung to the tune "Old Rosin the Beau." The song also goes by the names "Acres of Clams", “Lay of the Old Settler,” “Old Settler’s Song,” while the melody is known as “Rosin the Beau,” " Old Rosin the Beau ," "Rosin the Bow," "Mrs. Kenny," "A Hayseed Like Me," "My Lodging's on the Cold, Cold Ground."
English folk singer-songwriter Martha Tilston recorded it on her 2007 album Of Milkmaids and Architects; The song has been recorded by White Antelope aka Robin Pecknold of the Seattle band Fleet Foxes. American folk singer Lissa Schneckenburger recorded the "Awake Awake, Ye Drowsy Sleepers" variant (as "The Drowsy Sleeper") on her 2008 album ...