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Roud Folk Song Index
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 12:29:03

Steve Roud. Roud's Index is a combination of the Broadside Index (printed sources before 1900) and a "field-recording index" compiled by Roud. It subsumes...

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Steve Roud
Senin, 2025-11-24 19:30:50

Steve Roud (/raʊd/; born 1949) is the creator of the Roud Folk Song Index and an expert on folklore and superstition. He was formerly Local Studies Librarian...

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List of folk songs by Roud number
Selasa, 2026-05-26 08:10:17

Roud Folk Song Index numbers; the full catalogue can also be found on the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website. Some publishers have added Roud numbers...

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Roud (disambiguation)
Minggu, 2024-05-26 03:16:22

Look up roud in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of English-language folk songs. Roud may also refer to: Roud, Isle...

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Nimrod Workman
Jumat, 2026-05-15 01:15:49

"Lord Bateman (Roud Folksong Index S182411)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "Loving Henry (Roud Folksong Index S183032)"...

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Gustave Roud
Selasa, 2026-01-27 03:25:23

Gustave Roud (French pronunciation: [ɡystav ʁu]; April 20, 1897 – November 10, 1976) was a French-speaking Swiss poet and photographer. Roud was born in...

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Richard Roud
Rabu, 2026-05-13 10:31:28

Richard Stanley Roud (July 6, 1929 – February 13, 1989) was an American writer on film and co-founder, with Amos Vogel, of the New York Film Festival (NYFF)...

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Finding Neverland (film)
Selasa, 2026-05-19 16:26:31

third son. Joe Prospero as Jack Llewelyn Davies, Sylvia's second son. Nick Roud as George Llewelyn Davies, Sylvia's first son. Luke Spill as Michael Llewelyn...

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Solomon Grundy (nursery rhyme)
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 09:40:32

"Solomon Grundy" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19299. The rhyme has varied very little since it was first collected...

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One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Rabu, 2026-06-03 21:58:12

Alive" in other versions) is a nursery rhyme and counting-out rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13530. A common modern version is: One, two, three...

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Hush, Little Baby
Selasa, 2026-05-12 07:50:38

out. The simple structure allows more verses to be added ad lib. It has a Roud number of 470. Like most folk songs, the author and date of origin are unclear...

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Roses Are Red
Jumat, 2026-04-24 07:18:40

"Roses Are Red" is a love poem and children's rhyme with Roud Folk Song Index number 19798. It has spawned multiple humorous and parodic variants. A modern...

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Run, Nigger, Run
Sabtu, 2025-07-12 05:44:12

"Run, Nigger, Run" (Roud 3660) is a folk song first documented in 1851. It is known from numerous versions. Responding to the rise of slave patrols in...

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Jack Be Nimble
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 10:42:47

"Jack Be Nimble" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13902. The most common version of the rhyme is: Jack be...

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Pussy Cat Pussy Cat
Rabu, 2026-05-13 05:15:01

"Pussycat, Pussycat" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 15094. Common modern versions include: Pussy cat...

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The Wild Rover
Minggu, 2026-04-26 11:58:48

"The Wild Rover" (Roud 1173) is a very popular and well-travelled folk song. Many territories have laid claim to having the original version. In the English...

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The Daemon Lover
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 23:57:47

"The Daemon Lover" (Roud 14, Child 243) – also known as "James Harris", "A Warning for Married Women", "The Distressed Ship Carpenter", "James Herries"...

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The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Rabu, 2026-06-03 17:34:37

"The Raggle Taggle Gypsy" (Roud 1, Child 200), is a traditional folk song that originated as a Scottish border ballad, and has been popular throughout...

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New York Film Festival
Minggu, 2026-04-26 23:33:02

York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center. Founded in 1963 by Richard Roud and Amos Vogel with the support of Lincoln Center president William Schuman...

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What Are Little Boys Made Of?
Minggu, 2025-11-16 13:16:10

Made Of?" is a nursery rhyme dating from the early 19th century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 821. The author of the rhyme is uncertain, but...

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Rain Rain Go Away
Jumat, 2026-01-23 23:57:39

"Rain, Rain, Go Away" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19096 and many different variations of it have...

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Down by Blackwaterside
Jumat, 2025-12-05 16:28:45

"Blackwaterside", "Blackwater Side" and "Black Waterside"; see Roud 312, Laws O1 and Roud 564, Laws P18, Henry H811) is a traditional folk song, provenance...

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One potato, two potato
Senin, 2026-02-02 21:45:37

traditional children's counting-out rhyme with accompanying hand actions. It has a Roud number of 19230. The rhyme has been recorded in a large number of variants...

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Matty Groves
Kamis, 2026-03-12 05:30:26

kills them. It is listed as Child ballad number 81 and number 52 in the Roud Folk Song Index. This song exists in many textual variants and has several...

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The Two Sisters (folk song)
Kamis, 2026-04-16 16:44:41

Francis J. Child as Child Ballad 10 and is also listed in the Roud Folk Song Index (Roud 8). Whilst the song is thought to originate somewhere around England...

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One Morning in May (folk song)
Sabtu, 2026-01-31 00:57:45

"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...

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The Derby Ram
Minggu, 2026-04-26 17:15:17

"As I was Going to Derby" is a traditional tall tale English folk song (Roud 126) that tells the story of a ram of gargantuan proportions and the difficulties...

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Whiskey in the Jar
Selasa, 2026-05-26 05:56:23

"Whiskey in the Jar" (Roud 533) is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and...

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O Death
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 07:36:19

Death", is a traditional Appalachian folk song, listed as number 4933 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song is generally attributed to the musician and Baptist...

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Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Minggu, 2026-03-22 11:34:53

"Pat-a-Cake", "Patty-cake" or "Pattycake" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6486. Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man. Bake...

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High Germany (folk song)
Jumat, 2025-09-05 06:44:53

High Germany (Roud 904), is a traditional folk song, once known throughout England, Ireland and Scotland, with a history spanning hundreds of years. There...

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Foggy Dew (English song)
Kamis, 2025-10-30 01:07:14

between a weaver and a girl he courted. It is cataloged as Laws No. O03 and Roud Folk Song Index No. 558. It has been recorded by many traditional singers...

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Pinky swear
Kamis, 2026-03-05 02:11:14

they fight again, they will remain friends. Children's games Jinx (game) Roud, Stephen (2010). The Lore of the Playground: One Hundred Years of Children's...

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Bye, baby Bunting
Kamis, 2026-04-16 19:06:45

"Bye, Baby Bunting" (Roud 11018) is an English nursery rhyme and lullaby. In one version: Bye, baby Bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting, Gone to get a rabbit...

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Mary Don't You Weep
Kamis, 2026-05-28 04:21:38

the most important Negro spirituals". It is listed as number 11823 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song tells the Biblical story of Mary of Bethany and...

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Jack Monroe (song)
Minggu, 2025-08-10 17:50:13

"Jack Monroe" (Roud 268 and Laws N7), also known as "Jack Munro", "Jack-A-Roe", "Jackaro", "Jacky Robinson", "Jackie Frazier" and "Jack the Sailor", is...

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Doctor Foster (nursery rhyme)
Selasa, 2026-04-28 21:54:49

has appeared in many anthologies since the nineteenth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19288. The rhyme was first published in its modern...

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Pretty Saro
Jumat, 2026-05-08 20:57:50

"Pretty Saro" (Roud 417) is an English folk ballad originating in the early 1700s. The song died out in England by the mid eighteenth century but was rediscovered...

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Scarborough Fair (ballad)
Selasa, 2026-05-26 16:16:07

"Scarborough Fair" (Roud 12, Child 2) is a traditional Northern English ballad. The song lists a number of impossible tasks given to a former lover who...

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There Was a Crooked Man
Jumat, 2025-07-25 13:24:34

literature portal "There Was a Crooked Man" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 4826. The rhyme was first recorded in print by...

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Taffy was a Welshman
Jumat, 2026-05-01 03:04:07

which was popular between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19237. Versions of this rhyme vary. Some common...

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Little Robin Redbreast
Senin, 2026-03-23 07:02:21

evidence of the way traditional rhymes are changed and edited. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20612. This rhyme is one of the most varied English...

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Christmas Is Coming
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 21:49:40

Christmas song frequently sung as a round. It is listed as number 12817 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The following are common representative lyrics: Christmas...

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Lord Randall
Rabu, 2026-06-03 11:06:33

"Lord Randall", or "Lord Randal", (Roud 10, Child 12) is an Anglo-Scottish border ballad consisting of dialogue between a young Lord and his mother. Similar...

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Hickory Dickory Dock
Rabu, 2026-05-13 04:18:42

"Hickety Dickety Dock" is a popular English-language nursery rhyme. The Roud Folk Song Index number is 6489. The most common modern version is: Hickory...

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This Little Piggy
Minggu, 2026-05-31 08:56:48

Little Piggy") is an English-language nursery rhyme and fingerplay. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19297. The rhyme is usually counted out on an infant...

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I Love Little Pussy
Jumat, 2026-03-27 03:51:11

language nursery rhyme about a person who loves their pet cat. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 12824. The most common modern version is: I love...

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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Selasa, 2026-05-19 11:41:54

historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19626. The most common modern version is: Mary...

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Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Senin, 2026-06-01 03:52:45

but it can also be sung to the tune of the "Sailor's Hornpipe". It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 15472. The origin of the song is most likely George...

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All Around My Hat (song)
Rabu, 2026-04-15 04:00:30

The song "All Around my Hat" (Roud 567 and 22518, Laws P31) is of nineteenth-century English origin. In an early version,[citation needed] dating from...

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The Cuckoo (song)
Selasa, 2026-05-26 21:08:23

"The Cuckoo" (Roud 413) is a traditional English folk song, also sung in the United States, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. The song is known by many names...

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The Unfortunate Rake
Kamis, 2026-05-28 06:05:55

"The Unfortunate Rake" is a ballad (Roud 2, Laws Q26), which through the folk process has evolved into a large number of variants, including allegedly...

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Monday's Child
Kamis, 2026-06-04 03:15:51

the week. As with many such rhymes, there are several variants. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19526. The following is a common modern version:...

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When the Boat Comes In (song)
Selasa, 2026-03-10 05:17:10

ti thy daddy") is a traditional English folk song, listed as 2439 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The popular version originates in Northumbria. An early...

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The Farmer's Curst Wife
Kamis, 2026-02-26 03:13:44

language folk song listed as Child ballad number 278 and number 160 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The lyrics of the ballad are sometimes sung to the melody...

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Little Boy Blue
Selasa, 2026-03-31 03:55:19

"Little Boy Blue" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11318. One version of the rhyme runs: Little Boy Blue,...

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Little Tommy Tucker
Rabu, 2026-03-04 20:43:30

"Little Tommy Tucker" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19618. Common modern versions include: Little Tommy...

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Lucy Locket
Minggu, 2025-09-21 14:45:08

"Lucy Locket" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19536. Common modern versions include: Lucy Locket lost her...

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Mary Hamilton
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 07:43:21

about a lady-in-waiting to a queen of Scotland. It is Child Ballad 173 and Roud 79. In all versions of the song, Mary Hamilton is a personal attendant to...

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Star Light, Star Bright
Senin, 2025-07-07 06:48:31

Bright" is an English language nursery rhyme of American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16339. The lyrics usually conform to the following:...

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Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 08:06:58

"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13497. Common modern versions include: Peter, Peter...

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Georgie Porgie
Jumat, 2026-04-17 12:33:34

"Georgie Porgie" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has the Roud Folk Song Index number 19532. Originally the lyrics were: Georgie Porgie...

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Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John
Selasa, 2025-03-25 10:01:46

Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19709. One modern version is: Diddle, diddle, dumpling...

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Little Miss Muffet
Selasa, 2026-03-10 02:43:58

English nursery rhyme of uncertain origin, first recorded in 1805. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20605. The rhyme has for over a century attracted...

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On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 12:41:18

Ilkley, West Yorkshire. It is classified as numbers 2143 and 19808 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song tells of a lover courting the object of his affections...

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Lily of the West
Rabu, 2026-01-14 21:30:18

"Lily of the West" (Roud 957, Laws P27) is a traditional English-language folk song, found throughout England, Ireland, Canada, and America. It is about...

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She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 05:54:42

as "When the Chariot Comes". It has been assigned the number 4204 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The first appearance of "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain"...

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The Old Gray Mare
Sabtu, 2025-07-26 16:17:56

"The Old Gray Mare" (Roud 751) is an American folk song, more recently regarded as a children's song. Some authors have said that the song originated from...

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Three Blind Mice
Minggu, 2026-04-26 21:50:19

"Three Blind Mice" is an English nursery rhyme and musical round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3753. Three Blind Mice melody Tune for "Three Blind...

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This Old Man
Rabu, 2026-05-13 21:45:29

children's song, counting exercise, folk song, and nursery rhyme with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3550. The origins of this song are obscure and...

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Skip to My Lou
Senin, 2026-06-01 22:50:38

Sergeants Problems playing this file? See media help. "Skip to My (The) Lou" (Roud 3433 and 3593) is a popular American folk song and partner-stealing dance...

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The Maid of Amsterdam
Sabtu, 2026-03-21 03:55:27

Amsterdam", also known as "A-Roving", is a traditional sea shanty. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 649. The song may date to the Elizabethan or Jacobean...

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See Saw Margery Daw
Minggu, 2026-05-03 22:18:56

form in Mother Goose's Melody, published in London in around 1765. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13028. A common modern version is: See Saw Margery...

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The Trees They Grow So High
Senin, 2025-08-25 06:00:46

"The Trees They Grow So High" is a Scottish folk song (Roud 31, Laws O35). The song is known by many titles, including "The Trees They Do Grow High", "Daily...

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Mehraneh river
Selasa, 2025-05-06 04:24:17

Mehraneh roud is a river in Tabriz, crossing through the middle of Tabriz. It starts in the Sahand mountains. مهرانه رود Aji Chay Portal: Iran v t e...

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Aji Chay
Selasa, 2025-01-28 14:56:26

Agency. The Komur enters the Talkheh-Roud just north of Tabriz, and just before the Sian Chay enters the Talkheh-Roud. Ehlers, E. (July 29, 2011). "ĀJĪ ČĀY"...

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Hablehrood
Kamis, 2026-01-22 23:53:03

Hablehrood (Persian: حبله‌رود) is a 240 km long river in the central desert catchment area of Iran. Hablehrood originates from the Alborz and Shah Mohammad...

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Fair Margaret and Sweet William
Kamis, 2024-11-28 05:39:55

"Fair Margaret and Sweet William" (Child 74, Roud 253) is a traditional English ballad which tells of two lovers, one or both of whom die from heartbreak...

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It's Raining, It's Pouring
Sabtu, 2026-03-21 23:49:13

language nursery rhyme and children's song of American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16814. The first two lines of this rhyme can be...

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Edward (ballad)
Minggu, 2026-04-05 19:09:30

Francis James Child as Child Ballad number 13 and listed as number 200 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The ballad, which is at least 250 years old (a text of its...

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To market, to market
Senin, 2026-01-05 09:52:02

market or fair where agricultural produce would be bought and sold. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19708. The first complete recorded version of the...

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Shatt al-Arab
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 05:52:20

The Shatt al-Arab (Arabic: شط العرب, lit. 'River of the Arabs') is a river about 200 kilometres (120 mi) in length that is formed at the confluence of...

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Hari (Afghanistan)
Senin, 2025-08-11 04:03:02

The Hari River (Persian: هریرود or Dari: هری رود, romanized: Harī Rōd; Pashto: د هري سیند) or Herat River or Tejen River or Harirud is a river flowing...

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Miss Polly Had a Dolly
Jumat, 2026-05-15 15:09:52

folk song, children's song and action song of Scottish origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16289. "Miss Polly Had a Dolly" is a popular nursery...

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The First Noel
Selasa, 2025-12-30 21:33:48

modern period, although possibly earlier. It is listed as number 682 in the Roud Folk Song Index. "The First Nowell" is of Cornish origin. Its current form...

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Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Selasa, 2026-02-17 03:03:34

"Barnacle Bill the Sailor" (Roud 4704) is an American drinking song adapted from "Bollocky Bill the Sailor", a traditional folk song originally titled...

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Hey Diddle Diddle
Senin, 2026-05-11 10:19:12

or "The Cow Jumped over the Moon") is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19478. A version of the rhyme is: Hey diddle diddle...

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The Hazards of Love (EP)
Selasa, 2023-01-03 10:27:33

are traditional. "Lowlands" (Roud 681) "My Bonny Boy" (Roud 293) "Polly Vaughan" (Roud 166; Laws O36) "Rosemary Lane" (Roud 269; Laws K43) Topic re-issued...

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The Irish Rover
Sabtu, 2025-06-14 21:54:41

Force Band Problems playing this file? See media help. "The Irish Rover" (Roud 4379) is an Irish folk song about a magnificent though improbable sailing...

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The Farmer's Boy
Senin, 2025-04-14 11:00:40

is a traditional English folk song or ballad, listed as number 408 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It has been arranged as a military march. The earliest written...

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Soul cake
Sabtu, 2025-11-01 06:26:34

[54] "Souling Song (Roud Folksong Index S450109)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved 4 October 2020. "Soul Cakes (Roud Folksong Index S395180)"...

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Polly Put the Kettle On
Kamis, 2026-04-02 03:05:47

"Polly Put the Kettle On" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7899. Common modern versions include: Polly put the kettle...

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Darlin' Cory
Sabtu, 2025-12-20 22:45:05

"Darlin' Cory" (also "Darling Corey" or "Darling Cora") (Roud 5723) is an American folk song about love, loss, and moonshine. It is similar in theme to...

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London Bridge Is Falling Down
Rabu, 2026-06-03 15:18:18

The modern melody was first recorded in the late 19th century. It has the Roud Folk Song Index number 502. Several explanations have been advanced to explain...

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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Minggu, 2026-03-01 19:19:13

counting-out rhyme of which there are early occurrences in the US and UK. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11284. A common version is given in The Oxford...

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Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Sabtu, 2025-07-12 22:01:27

the Piper's Son" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19621. Source Benjamin Britten used the traditional...

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Peter Piper
Senin, 2026-05-18 11:18:00

English-language nursery rhyme and well-known alliteration tongue-twister. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19745. The traditional version, as published in...

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The False Lover Won Back
Sabtu, 2026-02-14 18:32:13

218 (Roud 201). Francis James Child cataloged the song as Child Ballad 218, recovering two texts representing it. It is also cataloged as Roud 201. The...

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English Folk Song Suite
Senin, 2026-03-23 14:52:42

Do Grow High" (Roud 31), but more recent research has found a much closer correspondence with the song "Whistle, Daughter, Whistle" (Roud 1570), as sung...

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Pease Porridge Hot
Senin, 2025-06-02 17:36:02

Pudding Hot" is an English children's singing game and nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19631. The lyrics to the rhyme are: Pease Porridge...

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The Cruel Mother
Rabu, 2025-12-31 21:56:20

Ballads/20 "The Cruel Mother" (a.k.a. "The Greenwood Side" or "Greenwood Sidey") (Roud 9, Child 20) is a murder ballad most likely originating in Scotland, see...

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Little Bo-Peep
Selasa, 2026-04-07 01:13:57

Bo-Peep has lost her sheep" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6487. Little Bo-Peep Main melody for "Little Bo-Peep"...

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Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 03:43:25

"Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea" or "Bobby Shafto" (frequently spelled Shaftoe) (Roud 1359) is a North-East English folk song and nursery rhyme. The most common...

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Minggu, 2026-02-08 02:36:56

Christmas" is an English Christmas carol, listed as numbers 230 and 9681 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The famous version of the carol is from the English West...

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Green Bushes
Rabu, 2024-12-25 18:33:19

Green Bushes is an English folk song (Roud #1040, Laws P2) which is featured in the second movement of Vaughan Williams's English Folk Song Suite, in Percy...

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One Night as I Lay on My Bed
Sabtu, 2026-03-28 00:20:48

"One Night As I Lay On My Bed" (Roud 672) is a traditional English-language folk song. A young woman lies in bed thinking of her lover. She hears him tapping...

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The Maid Freed from the Gallows
Minggu, 2026-04-19 08:47:27

number 95; 11 variants, some fragmentary, are indexed as 95A to 95K. The Roud Folk Song Index identifies it as number 144. The ballad exists in a number...

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Comin' Thro' the Rye
Selasa, 2026-03-03 03:14:51

almost identical, the difference lying in the tempo and rhythm. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13589. G. W. Napier, in an 1876 Notes and Queries...

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Cock a doodle doo
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 22:04:58

"Cock a Doodle Doo" (Roud 17770) is an English nursery rhyme. The most common modern version is: Cock a doodle doo! My dame has lost her shoe, My master's...

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The Braes o' Killiecrankie
Minggu, 2025-11-23 00:41:52

" (Roud 8187) is the one discussed here. The versions that begin with the line "Clavers and his highland men" are either the Scots version (Roud 8188)...

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Barbara Allen (song)
Selasa, 2026-06-02 20:32:12

"Barbara Allen" (Child 84, Roud 54) is a traditional folk song that is popular throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. It tells of how the eponymous...

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Eeper Weeper
Rabu, 2025-04-02 00:33:56

who kills his second wife and hides her body up a chimney. The rhyme has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13497. Eeper Weeper, chimney sweeper, Had a wife...

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The Farmer in the Dell
Rabu, 2026-04-22 04:20:04

spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It is Roud Folk Song Index number 6306. Lyrics vary even within the same country. The...

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Hares on the Mountain
Minggu, 2025-08-03 10:28:27

"Hares on the Mountain" (Roud 329) (otherwise titled "Blackbirds and Thrushes", "If All the Young Women", "Nancy Lay Sleeping", "The Knife in the Window"...

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Selasa, 2025-11-04 07:05:29

popular children's song, of American origin, often sung in a round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19236. The most common modern version is often...

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The Lakes of Pontchartrain
Jumat, 2026-05-15 19:05:39

"The Lakes of Pontchartrain" (Roud 1836) is a folk ballad from the United States about a man who is given shelter by a Louisiana Creole woman. He falls...

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Mary Had a Little Lamb
Minggu, 2026-05-24 21:30:25

origin, first published by American writer Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 7622. The nursery rhyme was first published by...

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Did You Ever See a Lassie?
Jumat, 2026-05-22 22:26:05

"Did You Ever See a Lassie?" is a traditional Scottish folk song with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 5040. Modern versions of the lyrics include: Did...

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Aiken Drum
Minggu, 2026-03-22 23:50:55

"Aiken Drum" (Roud 2571) is a popular Scottish folk song and nursery rhyme, which probably has its origins in a Jacobite song about the Battle of Sheriffmuir...

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Rock-a-bye Baby
Jumat, 2026-05-15 15:39:07

"Hush-a-bye baby on the tree top") is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768. The rhyme exists in several versions. One...

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The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
Jumat, 2026-05-22 19:16:38

o' Loch Lomond" (or "Loch Lomond") is a traditional Scottish folk song (Roud No. 9598). Its origins are thought to date to the Jacobite rising of 1745...

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Here We Come A-wassailing
Kamis, 2026-03-12 03:17:33

health and exchanging gifts door to door. It is listed as number 209 in the Roud Folk Song Index. "Gower Wassail" and "Gloucestershire Wassail" are similar...

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The Muffin Man
Selasa, 2026-05-26 09:58:26

nursery rhyme, children's song, or children's game of English origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7922. The rhyme was first recorded in a British...

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The Rattlin' Bog
Rabu, 2025-10-15 19:58:21

It is a version of an internationally distributed folk song type. In the Roud Folk Song Index it has the number 129, and carries such titles as "The Everlasting...

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The Spotted Cow
Jumat, 2025-06-06 06:50:15

"Spotted Cow" (Roud 956) is a traditional English folk song. The following was written by A. L. Lloyd on the album sleeve notes of Peter Bellamy's The...

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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Kamis, 2026-04-23 10:52:48

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Roud 6673), sometimes "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again", is a song from the American Civil War that expressed...

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Lord Thomas and Fair Annet
Selasa, 2026-01-27 21:00:50

"Lord Thomas and Fair Annet" (Roud 4, Child 73), also known as "Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor", is an English folk ballad. Lord Thomas (or Sweet Willie)...

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Ladybird, Ladybird
Kamis, 2026-04-30 07:01:34

English-language nursery rhyme that has German analogues. It is number 16215 in the Roud Folk Song Index. This traditional verse relates to ladybirds, brightly coloured...

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Goosey Goosey Gander
Kamis, 2026-02-19 22:52:01

"Goosey Goosey Gander" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6488. The most common modern version of the lyrics...

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Young Beichan
Jumat, 2026-02-20 00:29:53

Bekie", is a traditional folk ballad categorised as Child ballad 53 and Roud 40. The earliest versions date from the late 18th century, but it is probably...

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Blacksmith (song)
Senin, 2025-02-10 22:17:19

Courted Me", is a traditional English folk song listed as number 816 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song was noted down by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1909...

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Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
Minggu, 2026-03-01 00:00:02

nursery rhyme connected with the English town Banbury in Oxfordshire. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 21143. Common modern versions include: Ride a cock-horse...

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Jack Sprat
Selasa, 2025-10-28 04:20:19

Sprat" (or "Jack Spratt") is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19479. The most common modern version of the rhyme...

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Ten Little Indians
Selasa, 2026-02-24 09:43:33

"Ten Little Indians" is an American children's counting out rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 12976. In 1868, songwriter Septimus Winner adapted...

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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jumat, 2026-05-15 01:12:53

accompanied by a sequence of gestures that mimic the words of the song. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11586. A commonly used version uses these words...

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Down in the River to Pray
Minggu, 2026-03-29 11:02:14

"Down in the River to Pray" (Roud 4928, also known as "Down to the River to Pray," "Down in the Valley to Pray," "The Good Old Way," and "Come, Let Us...

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Simple Simon (nursery rhyme)
Selasa, 2026-05-26 22:52:04

"Simple Simon" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19777. The nursery rhyme is about a foolish or naive boy named...

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Bushes and Briars
Rabu, 2025-11-26 23:55:31

"Bushes and Briars" is an English folksong (Roud 1027). A phonograph recording was supposedly made in 1904 of Mrs Humphreys of Ingrave, Essex by Lucy Broadwood...

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The Unfortunate Lad
Jumat, 2026-02-06 14:27:30

by Such of London and Carrots and possibly others. It is number 2 in the Roud Folk Song Index, and it is Laws number Q26. Sometimes incorrectly termed...

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List of ethnic slurs
Jumat, 2026-06-05 03:01:03

original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2024. Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Steve (2000). Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford: Oxford University...

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Cat
Jumat, 2026-06-05 19:21:25

Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Roud, Stephen; Roud, Stephen (2003). The Penguin guide to the superstitions of Britain...

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Cock Robin
Minggu, 2026-03-15 06:50:59

Killed Cock Robin" is an English-origin folk song and nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 494. The earliest record of the rhyme is in Tommy...

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Scots Wha Hae
Selasa, 2026-03-03 03:22:40

Scotland written using both words of the Scots language and English. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 27546. It served for centuries as an unofficial...

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Jack and Jill
Senin, 2026-02-16 06:01:47

particularly in earlier versions) is a traditional English nursery rhyme. The Roud Folk Song Index classifies the commonest tune and its variations as number...

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Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight
Senin, 2026-04-13 23:32:09

this article: Child's Ballads/4 "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight" (Child #4; Roud #21) is the English common name representative of a very large class of European...

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A Drop of Nelson's Blood
Minggu, 2026-05-03 22:48:25

Nelson's Blood" is a sea shanty, also known as "Roll the old chariot along" (Roud No. 3632) The origins are unclear, but the title comes from the line: "A...

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Alborz
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 05:28:26

Asgari Khaneghah A. (dir.) 2016. Garm Roud : une halte de chasse en Iran, Paléolithique supérieur, Garm Roud : Hunting place in Iran, Upper Paleolithic...

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Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate
Minggu, 2025-12-28 18:29:02

article: Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate "Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate" (Roud V23285) is a traditional naval song that has been sung by British Royal Navy...

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Cutty Wren
Rabu, 2025-11-12 10:14:34

The origins and meaning of the song are disputed. It is number 236 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song is thought by some [who?] to represent the human...

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The Ballad of Casey Jones
Jumat, 2026-04-03 10:56:24

to stop the train as Webb jumped to safety. It is song number 3247 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song helped preserve the memory of Jones' feat down...

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Lily the Pink (song)
Senin, 2026-01-19 00:53:36

generally known as "Lydia Pinkham" or "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". It has the Roud number 8368. The song was inspired by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound...

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Banks of the Ohio
Senin, 2026-05-25 23:01:07

"Banks of the Ohio" (Roud 157, Laws F5), also known as "Down on the Banks of the Ohio" and "I'll Never Be Yours", is a 19th-century murder ballad, written...

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Seven Drunken Nights
Senin, 2026-04-27 04:01:35

a variation of the English/Scottish folk song "Our Goodman" (Child 274, Roud 114). It tells the story of a gullible drunkard returning night after night...

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Maggie May (folk song)
Senin, 2026-02-23 21:25:40

"Maggie May" (or "Maggie Mae") (Roud No. 1757) is a traditional Liverpool folk song about a prostitute who robbed a "homeward bounder", a sailor coming...

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Bingo (folk song)
Kamis, 2026-05-21 20:45:13

previous verse and clapping instead of actually saying the letter. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 589. The contemporary version generally goes as...

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The Big Rock Candy Mountains
Senin, 2026-03-23 06:08:19

States while working for the railroad as a brakeman. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 6696. The song was first recorded by McClintock, also...

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Van Diemen's Land (folk song)
Rabu, 2025-02-26 23:36:49

Diemen's Land or Henry the Poacher, Young Henry's Downfall, Beware Young Men (Roud 221). is an English transportation ballad. It was widely published in broadsides...

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The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)
Jumat, 2026-06-05 08:55:25

words were first published in England in the late eighteenth century, has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 68. A large number of different melodies have been...

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The Croppy Boy
Senin, 2026-04-06 11:54:23

"The Croppy Boy" (Roud 1030) is an Irish sentimental ballad set during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 which depicts the fate of a fictional Society of United...

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Frog Went a-Courting
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 10:35:15

"Frog Went a-Courtin'" (Roud No. 16), also known as "A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go", is an English-language folk song. Its first known appearance is in Wedderburn's...

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The Preppie Murder
Senin, 2026-06-01 21:13:46

American television film directed by John Herzfeld, written by Herzfeld and Irv Roud, and starring William Baldwin as Robert Chambers and Lara Flynn Boyle as...

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Lavender's Blue
Selasa, 2026-06-02 12:27:45

Blue") is an English folk song and nursery rhyme from the 17th century. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 3483. It has been recorded in various forms and...

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Git Along, Little Dogies
Selasa, 2026-04-14 01:44:42

ballad, also performed under the title "Whoopie Ti Yi Yo." It is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 827. Members of the Western Writers of America chose...

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Rolling Down to Old Maui
Jumat, 2026-03-13 02:44:31

"Rolling Down to Old Maui" (or Mohee) (Roud 2005) is a traditional sea song. It expresses the anticipation of the crew of a whaling vessel of its return...

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The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter
Selasa, 2026-01-13 01:09:40

by Francis James Child as Child Ballad 110 and listed as number 67 in the Roud Folk Song Index. A knight persuades a shepherd's daughter to give him her...

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There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Kamis, 2026-03-05 07:03:01

Who Lived in a Shoe" is a popular English language nursery rhyme, with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19132. Debates over its meaning and origin have...

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The Fox (folk song)
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 20:11:05

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...

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The Banks of Sweet Primroses
Minggu, 2024-10-27 06:49:28

Walked Out One Midsummer Morning", "As I Rode Out" or "Stand off, Stand Off" (Roud 586) is an English folk song. It was very popular with traditional singers...

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The Bird in the Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs)
Senin, 2025-01-20 01:21:39

Bachelor(Roud 7162)" "The Cock(Roud 21234)" "The Stonecutter Boy(Roud 971)" "The Mower(Roud 833)" "The Bird in the Bush(Roud 290)" "The Pegging Awl(Roud 216)"...

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On Board the Kangaroo
Kamis, 2024-02-22 21:00:26

that foundered in a gale off Rhoscolyn, Wales in January 1862. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 925. Elizabeth Cronin - The Songs of Elizabeth...

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John Ewen
Jumat, 2025-07-18 19:21:11

John Ewen (1741–1821) was a Scottish songwriter, credited with the authorship of the well-known Scottish song, "The Boatie Rows". Ewen was born in Montrose...

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Rub-a-dub-dub
Senin, 2025-12-22 01:25:48

Box under the title "Dub a dub dub" rather than "Rub a dub dub". It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3101. This rhyme exists in many variations. Among...

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Do Lord Remember Me
Minggu, 2025-06-29 09:05:11

Lord Remember Me" (also known as "Do Lord" or "Oh Do Lord, Oh Do Lord"), Roud 11971, is a 19th-century African-American Spiritual. The origin of the song...

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As I was going by Charing Cross
Minggu, 2024-10-27 06:48:53

not recorded in its modern form until the mid-nineteenth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20564. Modern versions include: As I was going...

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Little Poll Parrot
Jumat, 2025-08-08 22:10:03

"Little Poll Parrot" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20178. Like Little Miss Muffet and Little Jack Horner...

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Oh My Darling, Clementine
Rabu, 2026-05-27 03:47:59

"Oh My Darling, Clementine" (Roud 9611, sometimes simply "Clementine") is a traditional American, tragic but sometimes comic, Western folk ballad in trochaic...

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Walter Pardon
Selasa, 2025-10-07 16:19:55

(Roud 48; Child 75), "The Deserter" (Roud 493), "The Maid of Australia" (Roud 1872) A Century of Song; EFDSS CD02; 1998; "Bright Golden Store" (Roud 1638)...

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Alice Gomme
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 21:24:22

variety of interests. Gomme (2004). Simpson and Roud (2000), p. 148; Gomme (2004). Simpson and Roud (2000), p. 149. White, Florence (1936). Where Shall...

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Star of the County Down
Rabu, 2026-05-27 17:03:20

"Star of the County Down" (Roud 4801) is an Irish ballad set near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The words are by Cathal MacGarvey (1866–1927)...

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Spanish Ladies
Selasa, 2026-05-12 05:40:33

"Spanish Ladies" (Roud 687) is a traditional British naval song, typically describing a voyage from Spain to the Downs from the viewpoint of ratings of...

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John Barleycorn
Minggu, 2026-05-31 00:43:59

least as far back as the Elizabethan era. It is listed as number 164 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The oldest versions are Scottish and include the Scots poem...

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The Ballad of Chevy Chase
Senin, 2026-05-25 15:41:22

Ballad of Chevy Chase" is an English ballad, catalogued as Child Ballad 162 (Roud 223). There are two extant ballads under this title, both of which narrate...

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Needles and Pins (nursery rhyme)
Senin, 2024-08-26 07:52:08

needles and pins, When a man marries, his trouble begins, and it has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20071. J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, The Nursery Rhymes...

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Tam Lin
Rabu, 2026-05-13 18:39:11

Glasgow Reel. Tam Lin is listed as the 39th Child Ballad and number 35 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Most variants begin with the warning that Tam Lin collects...

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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Rabu, 2026-01-28 18:58:14

in the Roxburghe Collection (iii. 452), and is listed as no. 394 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is also known as "Tidings of Comfort and Joy," and by...

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Bluebells of Scotland
Minggu, 2025-11-09 19:21:30

Bluebells of Scotland is the usual modern name for a Scottish folksong (Roud # 13849). It was written by Dora Jordan, an English actress and writer. First...

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The Bramble Briar
Rabu, 2024-12-04 04:43:31

"The Bramble Briar", "The Merchant's Daughter" or "In Bruton Town" (Roud 18; Laws M32) is a traditional English folk murder ballad that tells the story...

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The Curragh of Kildare
Rabu, 2026-05-06 05:19:11

The Curragh of Kildare (Roud 1486), also known as The Winter It is Past, is a folk song particularly associated with the Irish tradition. Elements of some...

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If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
Senin, 2026-06-08 00:47:08

even the most destitute people would have everything they wanted. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20004. Common newer versions include: If wishes...

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Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Kamis, 2025-09-18 02:54:48

the Willow" is a traditional ballad folk song, listed as number 410 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is also known as "Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow"...

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Cotton-Eyed Joe
Selasa, 2026-03-24 08:19:57

"Cotton-Eyed Joe" (also known as "Cotton-Eye Joe") (Roud 942) is a traditional American country folk song popular at various times throughout the United...

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The Twa Brothers
Rabu, 2023-10-25 06:01:21

article: Child's Ballads/49 "The Twa Brothers" is a traditional ballad (Roud 38, Child 49) existing in many variants. Two brothers are wrestling when...

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Camptown Races
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 12:26:44

of the most popular folk/Americana tunes of the nineteenth century. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 11768. Historians cite the village of Camptown, Pennsylvania...

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Father's Day
Senin, 2026-06-01 18:50:06

the third Sunday of June. The day does not have a long tradition; Steve Roud, in The English Year (2006), states that it entered British popular culture...

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The Snows They Melt the Soonest
Jumat, 2026-05-22 19:39:27

"The Snows They Melt the Soonest" (Roud 3154) is an English folk song dating back at least as far as 1821. It was mentioned, along with the lyrics, in...

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My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean
Minggu, 2026-05-31 21:22:26

and children’s song that is popular in Western culture. It is listed in Roud Folk Song Index as No. 1422. The song has been recorded by numerous artists...

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Brownie (folklore)
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 14:40:10

Simpson & Roud 2000, pp. 109–110. Miller 2008, p. 148. King James VI and I, Daemonology Simpson & Roud 2000, pp. 111–112. Simpson & Roud 2000, p. 112...

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Hashtrud County
Jumat, 2025-11-14 09:16:51

This article contains Persian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Hashtrud County (Persian: شهرستان...

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Hesitation Blues
Kamis, 2026-03-26 14:17:51

also played as blues and sometimes as Western swing. It is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 11765. Composer William Grant Still arranged a version...

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Bobby Shafto
Minggu, 2026-03-22 13:01:39

East English folk song and nursery rhyme, "Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea" (Roud #1359). Robert Shafto was born around 1732 the son of John Shafto and his...

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The Voice of the People
Senin, 2025-12-08 18:13:50

2012 consisting of four volumes (7 CDs) compiled by Shirley Collins, Steve Roud and Rod Stradling. A third series was issued in 2013 comprising 4 albums...

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Rain and Snow
Minggu, 2026-03-29 07:29:43

"Rain and Snow", also known as "Cold Rain and Snow" (Roud 3634), is an American folksong and in some variants a murder ballad. The song first appeared...

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The Lincolnshire Poacher
Rabu, 2026-05-20 09:50:51

to be the unofficial county anthem of Lincolnshire. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 299. The earliest printed version appeared in York about...

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The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea
Sabtu, 2025-08-16 23:09:13

article: Child's Ballads/36 "The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea" (Roud 3968, Child 36) is an English-language folk song. 'Machrel' is an archaic...

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A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Selasa, 2026-03-10 09:38:53

"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Roud Folk Song Index 13188) is a nursery rhyme first recorded in North America in the late 19th century. The melody to which the...

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The Wild Colonial Boy
Rabu, 2026-03-04 14:27:46

"The Wild Colonial Boy" (Roud 677, Laws L20) is a traditional anonymously penned Irish-Australian folk ballad that tells the story of a bushranger in early...

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Roude Léiw
Jumat, 2026-04-03 09:10:54

Opponents of the initiative formed counter-movements such as the "Initiativ Roud-Wäiss-Blo" ("Initiative red-white-blue"), wanting to keep the tricolor as...

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Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies
Selasa, 2026-03-17 04:40:18

You Fair and Tender Ladies" (a.k.a. "Tiny Sparrow" or "Little Sparrow") (Roud #451) is an American folk music ballad, originating from the Appalachian...

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Proper Cup of Coffee
Jumat, 2025-08-08 01:10:56

"Proper Cup of Coffee" or "What I Want Is a Proper Cup of Coffee" (Roud: V53398) is a 1926 novelty song by music hall composers Bert Lee and R. P. Weston...

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Riddles Wisely Expounded
Selasa, 2026-05-12 11:06:14

traditional English song, dating at least to 1450. It is Child Ballad 1 and Roud 161, and exists in several variants. The first known tune was attached to...

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Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Kamis, 2025-09-25 11:51:31

English language folk song of nineteenth-century American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3346. The tune is older, dating to the 18th century...

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Little Sadie
Rabu, 2026-05-06 22:36:27

"Little Sadie" (Roud 780) is a 20th-century American traditional folk ballad. It is also known variously as "Bad Lee Brown", "Cocaine Blues", "Transfusion...

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Green Gravel
Jumat, 2025-07-11 04:38:02

Green Gravel is an English singing game and folk song. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1368. The version collected in Manchester in 1835: Green...

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Old Folks at Home
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 12:35:21

song of Florida, although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 13880. "Old Folks at Home" was commissioned in 1851 by...

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Oranges and Lemons
Kamis, 2026-05-28 09:45:30

churches, all within or close to the City of London. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as No 13190. The earliest known printed version appeared...

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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Selasa, 2026-06-02 20:14:28

forms then finally being standardised in the twentieth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 745. The lyrics to the standard version begin as...

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Wor Geordie's lost his penka
Rabu, 2023-08-23 18:39:26

the other marbles or 'liggies' were rolled at, in a game of marbles. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. S226413. "Wor Geordie's Lost His Penka". Vaughan Williams...

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Fare Thee Well (song)
Minggu, 2026-05-17 01:56:32

Miles") is an 18th-century English folk ballad, listed as number 422 in the Roud Folk Song Index. In the song, a lover bids farewell before setting off on...

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Vaughan Williams and English folk music
Sabtu, 2024-10-19 13:33:34

Llanerch; 1999 pp vii-xxiii Roud Folk Song Index https://www.vwml.org/search?ts=1492461835806&collectionfilter=RoudFS;RoudBS&advqtext=0%7Ccr%7CVaughan%20Wil...

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Babylon (ballad)
Minggu, 2025-06-15 02:50:40

called "The Bonnie Banks o' Fordie" or "The Banks o' Airdrie" (Child 14, Roud 27) is an English-language folk song. Mr. Motherwell gives a version under...

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The Elfin Knight
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 05:02:56

"The Elfin Knight" (Roud 12, Child 2) is a traditional Scottish folk ballad of which there are many versions, all dealing with supernatural occurrences...

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Shady Grove (song)
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 13:09:33

"Shady Grove" (Roud 4456) is a traditional Appalachian folk song, believed to have originated in eastern Kentucky around the beginning the 20th century...

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Pop Goes the Weasel
Senin, 2026-06-01 14:10:41

"Pop! Goes the Weasel" (Roud 5249) is a traditional old English song, a country dance, nursery rhyme, and singing game that emerged in the mid-19th century...

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500 Miles
Rabu, 2026-05-27 06:59:49

writes that "500 Miles" may be related to the older folk song "900 Miles" (Roud 4959), which may itself have origins in the Southern American fiddle tunes...

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Factory Girl (folk song)
Minggu, 2024-10-27 06:55:51

Factory Girl (Roud 1659) is a traditional song. It was collected by Roud in both England and Ireland, and has been performed by The Roches, The Chieftains...

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Roud, Isle of Wight
Jumat, 2025-11-07 03:28:13

Roud Roud is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight in southern England. According to the Post Office the population of the hamlet as at the 2011 census was included...

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Animal Fair (song)
Sabtu, 2026-02-14 06:23:07

Animal Fair (Roud 4582) is a traditional folk song and children's song. It was sung by minstrels and sailors as early as 1898. The song was referred to...

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Transportation ballads
Kamis, 2026-05-14 22:47:53

(Roud 5478) "Mitchell's Address" (Roud 5163) "The Isle of France" (Roud 1575) "The Boys of Mullaghbawn" (Roud 2362), "The Maids Lamentation" (Roud V16510)...

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Ring a Ring o' Roses
Minggu, 2026-02-15 15:28:59

earlier. Similar rhymes are known across Europe, with varying lyrics. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7925. The origin of the song is unknown. Pagan...

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Heave Away
Jumat, 2026-03-13 04:39:07

unknown. The song is recorded in the Vaughn Williams Memorial Library with Roud number 616. The earliest print version of the song is from a collection of...

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I'll Tell Me Ma
Minggu, 2026-04-05 08:47:06

Other versions refer to the "Golden City" or "London City". This song is Roud Folk Song Index number 2649. The song accompanies a children's game. A ring...

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Duet for Cannibals
Selasa, 2025-12-30 11:28:15

unbelievable either as black parable or self-consciously disciplined pap." Richard Roud of The Guardian praised its casting and the "richness of possible interpretations...

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The Lass of Roch Royal
Selasa, 2026-02-24 22:20:19

"The Lass of Roch Royal" (Roud 49, Child 76) is an English-language folk song, existing in several variants. A woman comes to Gregory's castle, pleading...

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36 Hours (1964 film)
Senin, 2026-06-01 18:37:08

absorbing couple of hours as they watch a fascinating battle of wits." Richard Roud of The Guardian called it a "first-class commercial film. Commercial is not...

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Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be?
Rabu, 2026-04-08 13:42:04

the 1770s in England. There are several variations on its lyrics. It has Roud Number 1279. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes by Iona and Peter Opie...

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Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Jumat, 2026-03-27 03:37:04

come from an epigram written by poet John Byrom. The nursery rhyme has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19800. The names have since become synonymous in...

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Canada-I-O
Selasa, 2025-09-30 15:59:16

"Canadee-I-O" or "The Wearing of the Blue") is a traditional English folk ballad (Roud 309). It is believed to have been written before 1839. When her love goes...

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Lukey's Boat
Jumat, 2025-08-08 03:20:18

"Lukey's Boat" (Roud 1828) is a comical folk song originating from the east coast of Newfoundland. There are many minor variations of the song, depending...

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The House of the Rising Sun
Senin, 2026-05-25 05:46:49

roots in traditional English folk song. It is listed as number 6393 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Like many folk songs, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of...

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The Power of the True Love Knot
Rabu, 2025-06-04 12:28:40

are from the three major numbering schemes for traditional folk songs, the Roud Folk Song Index, Child Ballad Numbers and the Laws Numbers. Shirley Collins...

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Brian Dawson (folk singer)
Kamis, 2023-10-26 06:44:42

Roud Index: As Collector: Roud#944 The Barley Mow Roud#346 We're All Jolly Fellows Roud#1744 Farmer Giles Roud#19111 Johnny Poker As Performer: Roud#126...

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William Taylor (folk song)
Selasa, 2025-11-11 00:38:54

"William Taylor" (Roud 158, Laws N11) is a British folk song, often collected from traditional singers in England, less so in Scotland, Ireland, Canada...

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Oats Peas Beans and Barley Grow
Kamis, 2025-11-06 07:52:13

Grow") is a traditional British-Canadian-American folk song, 1380 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The tune normally used goes by the name "Baltimore" and...

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I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
Selasa, 2025-02-25 23:57:12

"I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" (Roud 4957, sometimes titled "Mole in the Ground" or "Kimbie") is a traditional American folk song. It was most famously...

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Seventeen Come Sunday
Selasa, 2025-04-22 06:54:09

"Seventeen Come Sunday", also known as "As I Roved Out", is an English folk song (Roud 277, Laws O17) which was arranged by Percy Grainger for choir and brass accompaniment...

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Spancil Hill
Minggu, 2026-01-25 08:12:57

"Spancil Hill" (Roud 22062, in original spelling "Spancilhill"), is a traditional Irish folk ballad composed by Michael Considine (1850–73), who was born...

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Blow the Wind Southerly
Selasa, 2026-01-27 21:21:32

a southerly wind to blow her lover back home over the sea to her. It is Roud number 2619. "Blow the Wind Southerly" is a folk song with origins in Wearside...

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Ding Dong Bell
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 22:04:02

or "Ding Dong Dell" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 12853. The nursery rhyme tells the story of a naughty...

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Blow the Man Down
Sabtu, 2026-01-31 12:22:37

"Blow the Man Down" is an English-language sea shanty, listed as 2624 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Contemporary publications and the memories of individuals...

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Molly Malone
Kamis, 2026-04-30 03:06:27

Air Force Band Problems playing this file? See media help. "Molly Malone" (Roud 16932; also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is...

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Mademoiselle from Armentières
Jumat, 2026-05-01 12:09:23

"Mademoiselle from Armentières" (Roud 4703) is an English song that was particularly popular during World War I. It is also known by its ersatz French...

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Midnight Special (song)
Senin, 2026-05-18 20:01:41

original text related to this article: Midnight Special "Midnight Special" (Roud 6364) is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners...

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A Wise Old Owl
Jumat, 2026-01-23 22:36:27

"A Wise Old Owl" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7734 and in The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, 2nd...

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I Had a Little Nut Tree
Selasa, 2025-07-22 21:33:32

'I Had a Little Nut Tree' is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3749. The song mentions a visit by the daughter...

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I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
Sabtu, 2025-11-08 17:43:27

"I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" (Roud 975) is a traditional Scottish or Irish music hall song written from the point of view of a rich landowner telling...

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The Suffolk Miracle
Minggu, 2026-05-03 09:41:11

The Suffolk Miracle is Child Ballad 272 and is listed as #246 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Versions of the ballad have been collected from traditional...

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Out of the Cut
Selasa, 2025-04-22 06:46:29

songs are traditional and were arranged by Martin Carthy. The Roud number refers to the Roud index of folk songs number and the Child number is from the...

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50 Berkeley Square
Selasa, 2026-02-10 19:15:33

Nevill: Edited by Her Son Ralph Nevill . London: Edward Arnold. pp. 261–264 Roud, Steve. (2010). London Lore: The Legends and Traditions of the World's Most...

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Old Mother Hubbard
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 15:20:36

printing in 1805, although the exact origin of the rhyme is disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334. After a notable nursery success, it was...

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Sir Patrick Spens
Rabu, 2026-06-03 04:58:31

Patrick Spens" is one of the most popular of the Child Ballads (No. 58) (Roud 41), and is of Scottish origin. It is a maritime ballad about a disaster...

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Jinx (children's game)
Senin, 2026-05-25 01:17:30

to be uttered to "free" the jinxee. Games portal Pinky swear Punch buggy Roud, Steve (2010). The Lore of the Playground: One Hundred Years of Children's...

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Wildwood Flower
Kamis, 2026-02-12 00:50:58

performances and recordings by the Carter Family. It is a folk song, cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 757. "Wildwood Flower" is a variant of the song "I'll...

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The Riddle Song
Minggu, 2025-01-19 07:51:37

"The Riddle Song" (Roud 330), also known as "I Gave My Love a Cherry", is an English-language folk song, a lullaby most likely originating in England and...

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Silver Dagger (song)
Kamis, 2025-09-18 14:46:33

Meadows", "Awake, Awake, Ye Drowsy Sleepers" and others (Laws M4 & G21, Roud 711, 2260 & 2261), is an American folk ballad, whose origins lie possibly...

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Girls and Boys Come Out to Play
Rabu, 2025-08-20 06:37:33

Out to Play" is a folk song that has existed since at least 1708. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 5452. The most common versions of the rhyme are...

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The Parting Glass
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 18:36:32

original text related to this article: The Parting Glass "The Parting Glass" (Roud 3004) is a Scottish traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering...

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Our Goodman
Senin, 2025-09-29 23:28:48

"Our Goodman" (Child 274, Roud 114) is a Scottish and English humorous folk song. It describes the efforts of an unfaithful wife to explain away the evidence...

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The Red Flag
Minggu, 2026-05-24 00:12:45

"The Red Flag" (Roud V45381) is a socialist song, emphasising the sacrifices and solidarity of the international labour movement. It is the anthem of the...

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Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Minggu, 2025-05-04 17:03:50

"This Is the Way") is an English nursery rhyme and singing game. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7882. It uses the tune which Nancy Dawson danced...

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Barik Rud-e Jonubi Rural District
Minggu, 2026-01-04 04:50:46

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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The Lark in the Morning
Senin, 2025-09-29 00:56:42

The Lark in the Morning (Roud 151) is an English folk song. It was moderately popular with traditional singers in England, less so in Scotland, Ireland...

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Now We Are Six (album)
Selasa, 2025-08-19 22:02:34

half is Roud Folk Song Index #290, second half is #1506 and #5407) "Now We Are Six" (Roud Folk Song Index #20174) "Thomas the Rhymer" (Roud Folk Song...

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Faxlore
Sabtu, 2024-04-27 09:37:45

came in A Dictionary of English Folklore by Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud. Achtung! Alles turisten und nonteknischen lookenpeepers! Das maschine-kontrol...

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On Top of Old Smoky
Rabu, 2026-03-18 12:10:18

"Smokey") is a traditional folk song of the United States. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414. As recorded by the Weavers, the song reached the...

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Boil Them Cabbage Down
Sabtu, 2025-08-16 12:51:23

"Boil Them Cabbage Down" (Roud 4211, also "Bile 'Em Cabbage Down") is an American folk song. Hoecakes are small cornmeal cakes that were cooked on a type...

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Billy Boy
Rabu, 2026-02-18 03:33:19

to marry a girl who is said to be too young to leave her mother. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 326. It is a variant of the traditional English...

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Sheath and Knife
Selasa, 2024-05-07 09:53:02

English and Scottish Popular Ballads/Part 1/Chapter 16 "Sheath and Knife" (Roud 3960, Child 16) is a folk ballad. A woman is pregnant with her brother's...

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The Barley Mow
Rabu, 2026-01-21 16:41:39

The Barley Mow (Roud 944) is a cumulative song celebrated in the traditions of folk music of England, Ireland, and Scotland. William Chappell transcribed...

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Stagger Lee
Selasa, 2026-03-03 10:04:08

"Stagger Lee" (Roud 4183), also known as "Stagolee" and other variants, is a popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" Lee Shelton...

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Land of the Silver Birch
Kamis, 2026-04-09 18:41:59

"Land of the Silver Birch" (Roud 4550) is a traditional Canadian folk song that dates from the 1920s. The lyrics are sometimes erroneously attributed to...

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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
Jumat, 2026-01-30 00:50:37

the British working class to the seaside were booming. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 32459.[citation needed] It was used as a signature tune...

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Prince Robert
Sabtu, 2024-09-07 03:26:36

"Prince Robert" (Roud 55, Child 87), also known as "Lord Abore and Mary Flynn" or "Harry Saunders", is a traditional English-language murder ballad, likely...

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Rodi Garganico
Senin, 2025-11-24 01:29:19

Rodi Garganico (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrɔːdi ɡarˈɡaːniko]; Garganico: Roud' [ˈrəʉdə] or Rur' [ˈruːrə]) is a town and commune in the province of Foggia...

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English festivals
Senin, 2026-03-09 15:54:10

Mischief night". According to Roud (2006), people in Lancashire, Yorkshire and surrounding counties played tricks on May Day Eve. Roud also states that there...

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Cumulative song
Kamis, 2026-05-14 03:45:08

stanza and extends the list in another line. An example is "The Barley Mow" (Roud 944): Here's good luck to the pint pot, Good luck to the barley mow Jolly...

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Diggers' Song
Senin, 2026-04-20 09:49:14

"The Diggers' Song" (Roud 1521, also known as "Levellers and Diggers") is a 17th-century English ballad probably by Gerrard Winstanley, a protest song...

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John of Hazelgreen
Minggu, 2024-11-03 15:46:49

John of Hazelgreen or Jock o' Hazeldean (Roud 250, Child 293) is an English-language traditional folk song. Jock of Hazeldean is a poem and song by Sir...

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Santianna
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 22:50:39

General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The song is listed as number 207 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The theme of the shanty, which dates from at least the 1850s...

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Hot Cross Buns (song)
Selasa, 2026-06-02 22:58:56

Lent and is eaten on Good Friday in various countries. The song has the Roud Folk Song Index number of 13029. The most common modern version is quoted...

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Jean Ritchie
Minggu, 2026-03-15 01:12:01

"Cherry Tree (Roud Folksong Index S273256)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved October 2, 2020. "The Two Sisters (Roud Folksong Index...

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Pretty Little Dutch Girl
Selasa, 2026-06-02 18:10:56

a children's nursery rhyme, clapping game and jump-rope rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 12986. The lyrics of the song vary considerably...

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Roll, Alabama, Roll
Selasa, 2026-03-10 01:38:33

"Roll, Alabama, Roll" (Roud 4710) is an American-British sea shanty of the nineteenth century. It is based on the exploits of the CSS Alabama, a sloop-of-war...

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The Wayfaring Stranger (song)
Rabu, 2026-06-03 23:14:53

Wayfaring Stranger", "I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger", or "Wayfaring Pilgrim"), Roud 3339, is a well-known American folk and gospel song likely originating in...

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The Jolly Beggar
Senin, 2025-11-17 08:48:06

The Jolly Beggar (Roud 118, Child 279), also known as The Gaberlunzieman, Gaberlunzie King, The Ragged Beggarman or simply The Beggar Man, is a traditional...

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Lovely on the Water
Kamis, 2025-09-11 16:07:29

"Lovely on the Water" (Roud 1539) is an English folk song. It has been collected only a handful of times from traditional singers. One version was collected...

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Reynardine
Selasa, 2026-01-27 21:17:03

Reynardine is a traditional English ballad (Roud 397). In the versions most commonly sung and recorded today, Reynardine is a werefox who attracts beautiful...

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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Kamis, 2026-06-04 10:23:01

common in nursery rhymes and relatively easy for younger children. The Roud Folk Song Index classifies the song as 4439; variants have been collected...

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Lydia Pinkham
Minggu, 2026-04-12 11:25:43

folk song "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham", also known as "Lily the Pink" (Roud number 8368). There is no definitive version, but one variant is reported...

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Good King Wenceslas
Rabu, 2026-04-15 15:27:30

Band Problems playing this file? See media help. "Good King Wencesla(u)s" (Roud number 24754) is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a tenth-century...

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The Holly and the Ivy
Sabtu, 2025-12-20 15:36:50

a traditional British folk Christmas carol, listed as number 514 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song can be traced only as far as the early nineteenth...

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The Black Velvet Band
Rabu, 2026-05-20 02:52:37

Band Problems playing this file? See media help. "The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland...

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Martin Carthy (album)
Rabu, 2025-02-26 20:57:12

are from the three major numbering schemes for traditional folk songs, the Roud Folk Song Index, Child Ballad Numbers and the Laws Numbers. All tracks Traditional...

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Tinker, Tailor
Minggu, 2026-04-05 08:50:39

to count cherry stones, buttons, daisy petals and other items. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 802. It is commonly used by children in both Britain...

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Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Kamis, 2026-06-04 02:26:34

"Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional ballad folk song known in the US as associated with colonial and later music...

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Donkey Riding
Jumat, 2025-09-12 04:31:51

"Donkey Riding" (Roud 4540) is a traditional work song or sea shanty originally sung in Canada, Scotland and the Northeastern United States. It has also...

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Sloop John B
Jumat, 2026-05-15 21:11:13

"Sloop John B" (Roud 15634, originally published as "The John B. Sails") is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by...

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Allison Gross
Selasa, 2026-01-27 21:22:58

English and Scottish Popular Ballads/Part 2/Chapter 35 "Allison Gross" (Roud 3212, Child 35), also known as "Alison Cross", is a traditional folk ballad...

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Home on the Range
Rabu, 2026-06-03 23:21:32

"Home on the Range" (Roud No. 3599) is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also...

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Shortnin' Bread
Rabu, 2026-04-01 08:43:46

song was published by E. C. Perrow in 1915. It is song number 4209 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Shortening bread refers to a bread made of corn meal, with...

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The Road to Dundee
Kamis, 2025-09-11 16:14:32

"The Road to Dundee", or "The Road and the Miles to Dundee" (Roud 2300) is a traditional Scottish folk ballad. On a cold windy night a woman asks a man...

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Rosemary Lane (song)
Selasa, 2024-08-20 10:46:28

folksong: a ballad ( Roud #269, Laws K43) that tells a story about the seduction of a domestic servant by a sailor. According to Roud and Bishop "An extremely...

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Harry Cox
Senin, 2026-05-04 10:50:56

songs and ancient ballads. He claimed the song "Betsy the Servant Maid" (Roud 559) could be traced back two centuries (to c.1750) in his own family. He...

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Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale
Rabu, 2024-10-02 05:19:33

a traditional English ballad, catalogued as Child Ballad No. 138 and as Roud Folk Song Index No. 3298. The ballad uses the kinds of rhyme, rhythm and...

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Plough Monday
Jumat, 2026-03-13 03:30:23

History of the Ritual Year in England. Oxford University Press. p. 124. Roud, Stephen (2006). The English Year: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Nation's...

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Robert Cinnamond
Senin, 2025-04-07 21:05:44

Kennedy. Steeleye Span used their version of his recording of "The Weaver" (Roud 3085) as the introduction and ending of their song "The Weaver and the Factory...

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Yule log
Minggu, 2026-05-03 04:17:32

Badnjak U Kršćanskoj Tradicijskoj Kulturi". Church in the World. Simpson and Roud (2003:402–403). Partridge (1914:375–376). Rose (1923:157). Meyer (1947:370)...

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I Saw Three Ships
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 10:55:12

Sailing In)" is an English Christmas carol, listed as number 700 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The earliest printed version of "I Saw Three Ships" is from...

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The Shoals of Herring
Rabu, 2025-12-03 00:27:27

"The Shoals of Herring" (Roud 13642) is a ballad, written by Ewan MacColl for the third of the original eight BBC Radio ballads Singing the Fishing, which...

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When Jones' Ale was New
Minggu, 2025-09-28 15:42:34

"When Jones' Ale Was New" (Roud 139) is an English folk song about men of various trades drinking at an ale-house or tavern. Other titles include "Joan's...

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Last (Unthanks album)
Senin, 2026-04-06 08:20:44

No Title Lyrics and music Length 1 "Gan To The Kye" (Roud 3162) Traditional, arranged by the Unthanks 5:39 2 "The Gallowgate Lad" Lyrics: Joe Wilson. Music:...

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Keep on the Sunny Side
Selasa, 2025-05-27 14:39:12

Keep on the Sunny Side (Roud 10082, also known as Keep on the Sunny Side of Life), is a popular American song originally written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn...

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Farewell to Tarwathie
Minggu, 2026-05-10 17:56:38

"Farewell to Tarwathie" (Scots: Fareweel Tae Tarwathie; Roud number 2562) is a folk song written by George Scroggie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland around 1850...

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Shirgah District
Selasa, 2026-01-20 22:12:09

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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The Sash
Jumat, 2026-05-08 23:28:11

"The Sash" (Roud 32245) also known as "The Sash My Father Wore") is a ballad from Northern Ireland commemorating the victory of King William III in the...

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Blackleg Miner
Selasa, 2026-05-05 05:02:05

"Blackleg Miner" is a 19th-century English folk song from Northumbria. Its Roud number is 3193. The song is one of the most controversial English folk songs...

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Old King Cole
Rabu, 2026-04-29 02:20:31

unlikely that he can be identified reliably as any historical figure. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1164. The poem describes a merry king who called...

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John Brown's Body
Senin, 2026-05-11 11:23:43

"John Brown's Body" (Roud 771), originally known as "John Brown's Song", is a United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was...

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Marcel Carné
Rabu, 2026-05-20 05:24:12

Film Director, Dies at 90". New York Times. Richard Roud "Marcel Carné and Jacques Prevert" in Roud Cinema: A Critical Dictionary: Volume One, Aldrich...

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The Cherry-Tree Carol
Rabu, 2026-01-28 07:39:26

"The Cherry-Tree Carol" (Roud 453) is a ballad with the rare distinction of being both a Christmas carol and one of the Child Ballads (no. 54). The song...

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The Bonny Hind
Sabtu, 2024-09-14 07:38:27

original text related to this article: Child's Ballads/50 "The Bonny Hind" (Roud 205, Child 50) is a traditional English-language folk song. A squire persuades...

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John Strachan (singer)
Kamis, 2026-06-04 01:05:09

"Binnorie O Binnorie (Roud Folksong Index S228981)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved 7 December 2020. "Clyde's Water (Roud Folksong Index S231403)"...

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The Ballad of Eskimo Nell
Rabu, 2026-03-04 15:10:34

"The Ballad of Eskimo Nell" (Roud 10124) is a bawdy rhymed poem or song that recounts the tale of Deadeye Dick, his accomplice Mexican Pete and a woman...

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Eslamabad, North Savadkuh
Minggu, 2026-01-11 01:08:34

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Hand of Glory
Selasa, 2026-05-19 16:25:09

"Hand of Glory". Whitby Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2022. Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Stephen (2000). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford: Oxford University...

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Cruel Sister (Rachel Unthank and the Winterset album)
Rabu, 2025-12-10 09:36:36

ballad was collected by Francis J. Child (Child 10) and is also listed in the Roud Folk Song Index. "Fair Rosamund" is about Rosamund Clifford, a mistress of...

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Strawberry Fair (song)
Minggu, 2024-10-27 07:03:13

Strawberry Fair is an English folk song (Roud Folk Song Index 173). The song was collected by H. Fleetwood Sheppard in Broadstone, Devon, in 1891. The...

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Kelar-e Gharbi Rural District
Selasa, 2025-12-23 04:55:02

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Kelardasht County
Selasa, 2026-01-06 07:09:26

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Telling the bees
Senin, 2026-05-25 03:00:20

bees, fly not hence! Mistress Mary is dead and gone!" Bee (mythology) Steve Roud (6 April 2006). The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland...

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 03:15:02

literature and poetry written about the rebellion. The song is no. 2994 in the Roud Folk Song Index, having existed in different forms in the oral tradition...

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Chaybagh Rural District
Minggu, 2026-01-11 04:27:59

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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The Boy and the Mantle
Selasa, 2025-10-14 07:17:45

text related to this article: Child's Ballads/29 "The Boy and the Mantle" (Roud 3961, Child 29) is an Arthurian folk ballad. Unlike the ballads before it...

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This Is the House That Jack Built
Selasa, 2026-02-10 21:13:42

Built" is a popular English nursery rhyme and cumulative tale. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20854. It is Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index type 2035...

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The Grand Old Duke of York
Selasa, 2026-05-05 21:33:27

for no apparent reason) have become proverbial for futile action. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 742. "The Grand Old Duke of York" is also sung...

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Salisbury Plain
Jumat, 2026-04-10 19:14:46

slowworm (Anguis fragilis) and adder (Vipera berus) are present. The folk song Roud 1487 is titled "Salisbury Plain". The song appears on Martin Carthy's 1969...

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2012 Campeonato Paranaense
Sabtu, 2022-02-12 01:09:14

The 2012 Campeonato Paranaense de Futebol Profissional da 1ª Divisão was the 97th season of Paraná's top professional football league. The competition...

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List of American films of 2004
Rabu, 2026-06-03 20:23:50

Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman, Freddie Highmore, Nick Roud, Joe Prospero, Luke Spill, Ian Hart, Oliver Fox, Mackenzie Crook, Kelly Macdonald...

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Roll, Jordan, Roll
Kamis, 2025-04-10 00:46:56

"Roll, Jordan, Roll" (Roud 6697), also "Roll, Jordan", is a spiritual created by enslaved African Americans, developed from a song written by Isaac Watts...

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Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green
Senin, 2026-05-25 21:04:20

Harry Clifton (1832–1872), and first published in 1864. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 430. It was originally published under the title Polly...

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The Other Day I Met a Bear
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 11:58:44

is also used for "Princess Pat" and "Sippin' Cider Through a Straw." Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 37851. The traditional lyrics are: This is a Repeat...

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Dasht-e Kenar Rural District
Rabu, 2026-01-21 04:35:41

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Hard, Hard Times
Kamis, 2024-09-05 19:45:59

"Hard, Hard Times" (Roud 876) is a traditional Newfoundland folk song/ballad, adapted from an earlier English song, "Rigs of the Times" by William James...

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Sing a Song of Sixpence
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:03:51

nursery rhyme, perhaps originating in the 18th century. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 13191. The sixpence in the rhyme is a British coin...

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What Would You Do
Jumat, 2026-01-16 23:07:57

I Used to Think I Could Fly, 2022 "What Would You Do", a folk song with Roud number 3051 "Wut Would You Do", a song by Eazy-E from Str8 off tha Streetz...

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Yankee Doodle
Selasa, 2026-05-12 00:53:55

States today. It is the state song of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501. The tune of "Yankee Doodle" is thought to...

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Wade in the Water
Rabu, 2026-05-13 01:16:05

Tennessee begins with "Oh see that man dressed in white", according to the Roud Folk Song Index. According to Olivia and Jack Solomon's 1991 Honey in the...

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Little Jack Horner
Jumat, 2026-05-22 20:33:38

"Little Jack Horner" is a popular English nursery rhyme with the Roud Folk Song Index number 13027. First mentioned in the 18th century, it was early associated...

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Karun
Minggu, 2026-05-24 06:55:18

the city of Ahvaz, and south through farmland to its mouth on the Arvand Roud at Khorramshahr, where its water, together with that of the Tigris and Euphrates...

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The Ballad of Captain Kidd
Senin, 2026-03-16 13:42:31

for piracy in London on May 23, 1701. It is listed as number 1900 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song was printed in Britain in 1701, and it traveled...

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Jack Tar
Kamis, 2026-05-14 09:55:02

Eliza Carthy (previously collected and sung by A. L. Lloyd as "Do Me Ama"): Roud 511; Laws K40; Ballad Index LK40. John Adams called the crowd involved with...

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Wee Willie Winkie
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 02:24:40

whose protagonist has become popular as a personification of sleep. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13711. Scots poet William Miller (1810–1872), appears...

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The Bonnie Earl o' Moray
Sabtu, 2025-01-18 21:17:18

"The Bonnie Earl o' Moray" (Child 181, Roud 334) is a popular Scottish ballad, which may date from as early as the 17th century. The ballad touches on...

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Black Betty
Rabu, 2026-05-13 21:49:10

"Black Betty" (Roud 11668) is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest...

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Siúil a Rúin
Senin, 2026-06-01 01:18:44

"Siúil a Rúin" (Roud 911) is a traditional Irish song, sung from the point of view of a woman lamenting a lover who has embarked on a military career,...

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As I was going to St Ives
Minggu, 2025-12-14 03:20:03

"As I was going to St Ives" (Roud 19772) is a traditional English-language nursery rhyme in the form of a riddle. The most common modern version is: As...

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Cluck Old Hen
Senin, 2026-03-02 11:59:24

"Cluck Old Hen" (Roud 4235), also known by variants like "Cacklin' Hen", is a popular Appalachian old time tune usually in the mixolydian or dorian mode...

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Adder
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 04:05:02

(in Norwegian). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Stephen (2000). "Entry for "Adder"". A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford...

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The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington
Sabtu, 2025-08-02 19:03:48

traditional English folk song. It is numbered as Child ballad 105, and as Roud number 483. The ballad concerns a young squire's son who falls in love with...

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Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Rabu, 2026-03-18 21:30:57

of universal appeal and uncertain origin". The song is catalogued in the Roud Folk Song Index as No.4958. The song was recorded by many artists through...

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The Sprig of Thyme
Jumat, 2026-03-06 21:45:41

"Maiden’s Lament", "Garners Gay", "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" or "Rue" (Roud 3) is a traditional British and Irish folk ballad that uses botanical and...

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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
Jumat, 2026-04-17 04:20:48

Cawte 1978, p. 65. Heaney 1987, p. 359. Buckland 1980, pp. 5–6. Roud 2006, p. 397. Roud 2006, p. 396. Cawte 1978, p. 210. Hutton 1996, p. 91. Buckland...

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Willie o Winsbury
Senin, 2026-03-30 06:54:45

Willie O Winsbury (Child 100, Roud 64) is a traditional English-language folk ballad. The song, of which there are many variants, is a traditional Scottish...

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The Miller's Three Sons
Selasa, 2025-09-30 23:58:44

"The Miller's Three Sons" (Roud 138, Laws Q21) is an English folk song. It was published as a broadside in the middle of the 18th century AD, but no more...

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I'll Fly Away
Rabu, 2026-02-25 11:16:26

"I'll Fly Away"(Roud 18437) is a hymn written between 1929 and 1932 by Albert E. Brumley and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music company in a collection...

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Red River Valley (song)
Kamis, 2026-04-16 23:21:37

"Bright Little Valley"), depending on where it has been sung. It is listed as Roud Folk Song Index 756 and by Edith Fowke as FO 13. It is recognizable by its...

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Katie Cruel
Rabu, 2026-04-01 11:19:33

of the song is said to date to the Revolutionary War period. The song is Roud no. 1645. The American lyrics appear to contain an oblique story of regret...

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2025 Auckland Council election
Selasa, 2026-06-02 05:52:05

Papau Independent Henderson-Massey Local Board member Jessica Rose Future West Green endorsed Serge Roud None Ken Turner WestWards Councillor since 2022...

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Weela Weela Walya
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 07:40:06

murder ballad called "The Cruel Mother" or "The Greenwood Side" (Child 20, Roud 9), but in an up-tempo version sung by children in the schoolyard. As in...

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The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood
Senin, 2025-09-22 20:32:14

The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood (Child 132, Roud 333) is an English folk song, forming part of the Robin Hood canon. A pedlar meets Robin Hood and Little...

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The Man in the Moon (nursery rhyme)
Jumat, 2026-05-01 10:27:46

"The Man in the Moon" is an English-language nursery rhyme with the Roud Folk Song Index number of 19744. It was first published in 1784 in Gammer Gurton's...

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Pack Monday Fair
Selasa, 2025-11-04 16:45:59

churchyard, blowing cows' horns in their rejoicing”. The folklorist Steve Roud in his 2006 book The English Year suggests that the word ‘pack’ in the title...

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Two Little Dickie Birds
Minggu, 2026-03-29 22:46:25

Black Birds" is an English language nursery rhyme and fingerplay. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16401. Modern versions of the rhyme include: Two...

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List of Irish ballads
Kamis, 2026-05-07 22:05:22

Irish-language song dealing with the aftermath of the Battle of Aughrim in 1691, Roud Index no. 16907. Translated by George Sigerson. "Jackets Green" – written...

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Kisses Sweeter than Wine
Jumat, 2026-04-24 02:59:27

2021. "Droimeann Donn (Roud Folksong Index S465602)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved 2022-11-26. "Drimindown (Roud 2712) (Fragment) - Tim...

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Cecil Sharp
Minggu, 2026-05-24 13:27:03

folk-song revival in England during the Edwardian period. According to Roud's Folk Song in England, Sharp was the country's "single most important figure...

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Shearwater (album)
Selasa, 2024-06-11 04:21:31

Young Man" (Roud 1572) – 2:46 "Banks of Green Willow" (Roud 172; Child 24) – 4:31 "Handsome Polly-O" (Roud 545) – 2:31 "Outlandish Knight" (Roud 21; Child...

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PRB Sailing Team
Sabtu, 2025-11-01 02:52:20

Year Owned Boat name Class Designer Builder Year built Roud the World Races Notes Ref. 1992 PRB Solo Nantes / PRB-Vendee IMOCA 60 Lucas Chantier Alu Marine...

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Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire
Rabu, 2024-07-03 08:32:38

"Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire" (Roud 9618) is a British war song of World War I. The song sarcastically recounts the location of various army members...

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How Many Miles to Babylon?
Minggu, 2026-05-24 07:13:41

"How Many Miles to Babylon" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 8148. The accepted modern lyrics are: How many...

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Because It's There
Selasa, 2025-04-22 06:49:49

"Traditional; arranged by Martin Carthy" unless noted otherwise. The Roud number refers to the Roud index of folk songs number and the Child number is from the...

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The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie
Jumat, 2026-01-16 23:16:48

The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie (Roud # 545) is a Scottish folk song about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a woman. Like many folk songs, the authorship...

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Joan the Wad
Selasa, 2025-01-21 22:36:19

Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall. Trübner & Co. Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Steve (2000). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford, UK: Oxford University...

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Ewan MacColl
Selasa, 2026-05-19 13:06:20

Randall (Roud Folksong Index S182615)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved 14 November 2020. "My Bonnie Laddie's Lang A-growing (Roud Folksong...

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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Minggu, 2025-12-07 22:31:01

Paternoster", is an English children's bedtime prayer and nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1704. It may have origins in ancient Babylonian...

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Tristan da Cunha
Minggu, 2026-06-07 19:49:23

original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020. "Barbara Allen (Roud Folksong Index S228343)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Archived...

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Tower of London
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 06:06:50

 228 Nearing 1948, p. 233 Farson 1978, pp. 14–16 Hole 1951, pp. 61–62, 155 Roud 2009, pp. 60–61 Allen Brown, Reginald (1976) [1954]. Allen Brown's English...

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Lady Franklin's Lament
Senin, 2026-01-19 08:27:15

traditional folk ballad indexed by George Malcolm Laws (Laws K09) and Steve Roud (Roud 487). The song recounts the story of a sailor who dreams about Lady Franklin...

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Bonny Light Horseman (song)
Jumat, 2026-03-27 18:43:36

"Bonny Light Horseman" (Roud 1185), also known as "Broken Hearted I Will Wander", is a folk song. The singer's romantic interest was killed while fighting...

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Johnie Cock
Selasa, 2024-09-10 07:15:55

Scottish folk ballad, listed as the 114th Child Ballad and number 69 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Johnie Cock is warned by his mother that he is in danger...

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John Riley (song)
Senin, 2026-01-12 02:56:55

"John Riley" is a traditional English folk song (Roud #264, Laws N42). It is also known as "Johnny Riley", "The Broken Token" and "A Fair Young Maid All...

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Adder stone
Selasa, 2026-05-05 00:20:27

Hühnergötter". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-19. Roud, Steve (2003). The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland...

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Out 1
Jumat, 2026-04-10 11:16:27

Spectre, which is more accessible and available (although not widely). Richard Roud, writing in The Guardian, called this version "a mind-blowing experience...

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Dame Durden
Senin, 2025-12-22 00:49:45

Dame Durden is a traditional English folk song and children's rhyme (Roud Folk Song Index 1209), dating to the early nineteenth century. Best known in...

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Edom o Gordon
Rabu, 2026-04-01 10:37:21

Edom o Gordon or Captain Car (Child #178, Roud #80) is a traditional Scottish ballad that exists in several versions. The ballad recounts the gruesome...

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Father Christmas
Senin, 2026-03-09 23:28:28

socially superior cachet and is thus preferred by certain advertisers." Roud, Steve (2006). The English Year. London: Penguin Books. pp. 385–387. ISBN 978-0-140-51554-1...

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Astaneh-ye Sara
Selasa, 2026-06-02 20:23:20

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Lucy White
Jumat, 2026-03-06 09:34:23

& Co. "Bohenny (Roud Folksong Index S169715)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved 18 November 2020. "Green Broom (Roud Folksong Index S176847)"...

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Goodnight, Irene
Jumat, 2026-05-08 20:12:48

"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," (Roud 11681) is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in 3 4 time, first recorded by American blues...

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Green Grow the Rushes, O
Senin, 2026-01-26 18:21:20

"The Dilly Song", or "The Ten Commandments"), is an English folk song (Roud #133). It is sometimes sung as a Christmas carol. It often takes the form...

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I Used to Work in Chicago
Selasa, 2025-08-19 15:17:52

"I Used to Work in Chicago" (Roud 4837) is a drinking song. It was written by songwriter and entertainer Larry Vincent. The earliest printed date for the...

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Frumenty
Kamis, 2026-02-19 16:57:40

"furmenty on Mothering Sunday, Violet cakes in Passion Week" (Chapter 2). Steve Roud, librarian and folklorist, compiled a compendium of The English Year including...

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2023 New York Film Festival
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 20:46:18

Mann Location New York City, United States Founded 1963 Founded by Richard Roud and Amos Vogel Hosted by Film at Lincoln Center Artistic director Dennis...

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Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron
Minggu, 2025-05-25 03:34:22

through daily stages of washing and ironing clothes. It is classified as Roud number 869. The earliest date in the Vaughan Williams catalogue is 1904,...

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Rose the Red and White Lily
Sabtu, 2024-03-16 00:12:04

"Rose the Red and White Lily" is Child ballad number 103. (Roud 3335) Rose the Red and White Lily had lost their mother, and their father had remarried...

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Take This Hammer
Senin, 2026-05-11 19:41:43

"Take This Hammer" (Roud 4299, AFS 745B1) is a prison, logging, and railroad work song, which has the same Roud number as another song, "Nine Pound Hammer"...

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The Lion and the Unicorn
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 03:17:09

between the two heraldic animals is recorded in a nursery rhyme which has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20170. It is usually given with the lyrics: The...

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Woolpit
Kamis, 2026-05-21 12:53:15

Studies, 33 (2): 209–229, doi:10.1525/sfs.33.2.209 Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Steve (2000), "Green Children", A Dictionary of English Folklore (online ed...

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Legendary creature
Rabu, 2026-06-03 23:08:36

California Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780520051928. table. Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Steve (2000). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press...

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Robin Hood and Queen Katherine
Rabu, 2025-07-23 03:04:48

"Robin Hood and Queen Katherine" (Roud 72, Child 145) is an English folk song about Robin Hood. The ballad "Robin Hood's Chase" functions as a sequel to...

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Twisted Nerve
Jumat, 2026-02-20 11:58:09

Bulletin. 36 (420): 29. 1 January 1969. ProQuest 1305828785. Twisted by whom?, Roud, Richard. The Guardian 4 December 1968: 6. Hitting the headlines Mortimer...

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Greenland Whale Fisheries
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 13:08:26

a form of it was published as a ballad before 1725. It has been given a Roud number of 347. The song tells of a whaling expedition that leaves for Greenland...

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Judas (ballad)
Jumat, 2025-08-15 01:47:52

"Judas" (Roud 3964, Child 23) is one of the oldest surviving English folk ballads, dating back to at least the 13th century. Francis Child numbered it...

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A Red, Red Rose
Selasa, 2026-03-03 03:21:54

popularity set to the traditional tune "Low Down in the Broom" It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 12946. 1. My luve's like a red, red rose, That's...

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I Know Where I'm Going (folk song)
Senin, 2024-12-16 12:37:11

reputation. It has been noted since the early nineteenth century. It is Roud number 5701. In some versions the lover is said to be 'black'. This may refer...

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Hind Horn
Rabu, 2026-05-13 18:45:56

text related to this article: Child's Ballads/17 "Hind Horn" (Child 17, Roud 28) is a traditional English and Scottish folk ballad. Hind Horn and the...

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Gil Brenton
Kamis, 2024-09-05 09:35:05

text related to this article: Child's Ballads/5 "Gil Brenton" (Child 5, Roud 22) is an English-language folk song, existing in several variants. A man...

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Prodigal Son (Martin Simpson album)
Senin, 2022-04-18 11:56:51

3:18 "The Granemore Hare" (Trad. Roud 2993) 5:55 "Mother Love" (Martin Simpson) 1:52 "Little Musgrave" (Trad. Roud 52;Child 81) 5:54 "A Love Letter"...

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Lowlak-e Lobivar
Rabu, 2026-01-21 00:20:34

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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A Sailor's Life
Sabtu, 2024-06-08 20:53:10

"A Sailor’s Life" (Roud 273; Laws K12) is an English language folk song which describes the attempt of a young woman to find her lover, a sailor. Eventually...

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Cuckoo's nest (disambiguation)
Sabtu, 2026-01-17 09:31:02

the nest of a cuckoo. Cuckoo's nest may also refer to: "Cuckoo's Nest" (Roud 1506), a traditional bawdy song, often played as an instrumental "Cuckoo's...

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The Servant (1963 film)
Senin, 2026-06-01 20:59:15

by the cinema and made by someone who obviously respects words". Richard Roud writing in The Guardian and Ann Pacey of the Daily Herald said it was "a...

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The Moorlough Shore
Jumat, 2026-04-10 00:42:44

The Moorlough Shore (Roud 2946) is a traditional Irish love song aka "The Banks of the Moorlough Shore", or "The Maid of Mourne/Moorlough Shore", or "Mourne...

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The Folklore Society
Selasa, 2026-03-03 22:51:38

(Berg) 2003: Malcolm Jones, The Secret Middle Ages (Sutton) 2004: Steve Roud, The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland (Penguin)...

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Pop Maynard
Senin, 2026-05-04 12:51:39

Banks of Claudy" (Roud 266), which he had sung at his own wedding and those of his children, an Irish song "The Brave Irish Soldier" (Roud 3226), and one...

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The Jolly Waggoner
Jumat, 2025-09-12 03:01:41

The Jolly Waggoner (Roud # 1088) is an English folk-song. A waggoner looks back on his life. His parents had disapproved of his choice of profession, but...

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The Tailor and the Mouse
Senin, 2026-03-02 12:35:49

"The Tailor and the Mouse" (Roud 16577) is an English folk song. There was a tailor had a mouse Hi diddle um come feed-al They lived together in one house...

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Campfire songs
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 12:56:39

reduce the stress and anxiety of a new environment. List of folk songs by Roud number James Harley Marsh (ed.). "Songs and Songwriting". Encyclopedia of...

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Lyke-Wake Dirge
Senin, 2026-01-19 01:01:13

is a traditional English folk song and dirge listed as number 8194 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song tells of the soul's travel, and the hazards it...

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The Moonshiner
Senin, 2026-05-11 11:19:50

is sung with similar lyrics but different melodies. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 4301. The song's structure is very similar to The Wild...

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Down in the Willow Garden
Rabu, 2025-04-16 13:11:17

"Down in the Willow Garden" (Roud 446), also known as "Rose Connelly", is a traditional Appalachian murder ballad. It is written from the perspective of...

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Caledonia (song)
Jumat, 2026-05-01 18:47:55

by Alexander Fenton printed 1995), p. 116, "Jean and Caledonia" (1 text) Roud Folk Song Index #3801 Lyrics on Dougie MacLean's official website SecondHandSongs:...

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Hammersmith Ghost murder case
Senin, 2025-12-01 21:56:26

Jacqueline Simpson (2008), "Hammersmith", The Penguin Book of Ghosts Steve Roud (2010), "Hammersmith", London Lore Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (1984)...

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Rock Island Line (song)
Senin, 2026-03-02 13:51:36

"Rock Island Line" (Roud 15211) is an American folk song about the railroad of the same name. The song was originally sung as a spiritual by slaves on...

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Sam Larner
Jumat, 2026-03-20 04:37:39

Lofty Tall Ship (Roud Folksong Index S152593)". The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Retrieved 25 February 2021. "Barbara Allen (Roud Folksong Index S136924)"...

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Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie
Rabu, 2025-07-02 15:43:08

Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie (Child 239, Roud 102), also known as Annachie Gordon, is a Scottish ballad. At the insistence of her father, Jeannie is to...

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A Brisk Young Sailor Courted Me
Selasa, 2025-07-22 16:55:26

Wish My Baby Was Born" amongst other titles) is a traditional folk ballad (Roud # 60, Laws P25), which has been collected from all over Britain, Ireland...

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Sir Orfeo
Minggu, 2026-03-22 01:22:34

as a king who rescues his wife from the fairy king. The folk song Orfeo (Roud 136, Child 19) is based on this poem. Sir Orfeo was probably written in the...

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Geordie (ballad)
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 21:49:51

pleads for his life. It is listed as Child ballad 209 and Number 90 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The ballad was traditionally sung across the English speaking...

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Pick a Bale of Cotton
Rabu, 2025-11-19 02:56:54

"Pick a Bale of Cotton" (Roud 10061, sometimes "Pick a Bale o' Cotton") is a traditional American folk song and work song recorded by Texas inmates James...

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The Cruel Brother
Minggu, 2024-10-27 06:53:07

"The Cruel Brother" (Child 11, Roud 26) is a folk song. A knight (or lord) courts a lady. She tells him he must win the consent of her kin. He neglects...

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New York Girls
Jumat, 2026-06-05 07:28:53

known as "Can't You Dance the Polka," is a traditional sea shanty. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 486. It was collected by W. B. Whall in the 1860s...

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Young Morgan
Selasa, 2026-02-24 04:51:15

"Young Morgan" (Roud 5369, also known as "The Flying Highwayman") is an English folk ballad. It is part of a tradition of positive highwayman ballads,...

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Well dressing
Kamis, 2026-01-01 06:47:51

p. 25-26. Moore & Terry 1894, pp. 215–216. Jewitt 1863, p. 40. Simpson & Roud 2000, p. 385. Norman 1993, p. 138. "Buxton well dressing of 1856". The Derby...

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Easter bonnet
Sabtu, 2026-01-10 14:39:45

Superstitions, (Oxford University Press) 1989, s.v. "Easter"; in Stephen Roud and Jennifer Westwood, The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain...

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Lambton Worm
Rabu, 2026-06-03 14:47:33

assaults. He died in his bed at an old age.) The story was made into a song (Roud #2337), written in 1867 by C. M. Leumane, which passed into oral tradition...

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Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill
Senin, 2026-04-06 00:28:24

(words) and later Charles Connolly (music). It is listed as number 4401 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song is a work song, and makes references to the construction...

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They're Moving Father's Grave to Build a Sewer
Selasa, 2025-09-23 08:52:44

"They're Moving Father's Grave to Build a Sewer" (Roud 10391) is a classic comic song, often thought to be from the music hall tradition. It is usually...

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The Butcher's Boy (folk song)
Sabtu, 2024-12-07 19:25:22

"The Butcher’s Boy" or "The Butcher Boy" (Laws P24, Roud 409) is an American folk song derived from traditional English ballads. Folklorists of the early...

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Round and Round the Garden
Kamis, 2026-02-05 17:56:43

English language nursery rhyme typically accompanied by fingerplay. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19235. The version given by The Oxford Dictionary...

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Take a Whiff on Me
Jumat, 2026-03-27 00:21:30

"Take a Whiff on Me" (Roud 10062) is an American folk song, with references to the use of cocaine. It is also known as "Take a Whiff (on Me)", "Cocaine...

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The Ball of Kirriemuir
Selasa, 2025-09-09 11:06:30

"Four-and-Twenty Virgins", is a traditional song of Scottish origin. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 4828. It consists of quatrains in which the second and...

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Willy Brennan
Sabtu, 2025-12-27 23:11:30

Limerick Chronicle, April 22nd 1809 Archived by [LimerickCity.ie] Steve Roud & Julia Bishop, eds. The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs Penguin Classics...

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Baladeh-ye Sharqi Rural District
Jumat, 2026-01-23 01:15:44

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District
Selasa, 2026-01-20 03:45:23

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Brothers Grimm
Rabu, 2026-06-03 05:21:58

Biography. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300221756. Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Steve (2000). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press...

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Ip dip
Rabu, 2025-09-17 02:04:58

rakka Eeny, meeny, miny, moe En Den Dino Cumbric counting: Yan tan tethera Roud, Steve (2010). The lore of the playground : one hundred years of children's...

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Blarney Stone
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 06:09:49

was determined is unknown. The traditional Irish song "The Blarney Stone" (Roud 4800) has been recorded by artists including Tom Lenihan, Margaret Barry...

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Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation
Sabtu, 2026-02-21 03:06:24

Rogues in a Nation" is a Scottish folk song, listed as number 5516 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The tune was published in 1747 in James Oswald's Caledonian...

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English Folk Dance and Song Society
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 12:27:49

Killen; Colin Ross 2009 Jack Brown; Beryl Marriott; Roger Nicholls; Steve Roud; Derek Schofield 2010 Jim Coleman; Vic Gammon; John Howson; Katie Howson;...

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Dives and Lazarus (ballad)
Selasa, 2026-05-26 18:36:08

traditional English folk song listed as Child ballad 56 and number 477 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is considered a Christmas carol and based on the parable...

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Lord Lovel
Jumat, 2025-07-11 06:52:12

Lord Lovel (Roud 49, Child 75) is an English-language folk ballad that exists in several variants. This ballad is originally from England, originating...

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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Minggu, 2026-01-04 09:31:03

"Hallelujah, I'm a Bum" (Roud 7992) is an American folk song that responds with humorous sarcasm to unhelpful moralizing about the circumstance of being...

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Brigg Fair
Rabu, 2025-07-30 19:00:24

orchestral variations by Frederick Delius. The song, which is listed as Roud 1083, has only been collected from members of Joseph Taylor's family, as...

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List of folk song collections
Rabu, 2025-02-19 20:04:24

recognition, and to provide classification or at least useful enumeration. Roud Folk Song Index The Types of the Scandinavian Medieval Ballad Marcello Sorce...

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Sir Hugh
Rabu, 2026-06-03 10:34:16

Jew's Garden", is a traditional British folk song, Child ballad No. 155, Roud No. 73, a folkloric example of a blood libel. The original texts are not...

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Old Rosin the Beau
Jumat, 2025-10-10 22:00:42

Philadelphia in 1838 though possibly dating back to the 1700s. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 1192. An earlier version, "Rosin the Bow" (not...

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London Lore
Jumat, 2026-05-08 20:32:59

and Traditions of the World's Most Vibrant City is a 2008 book by Steve Roud about the folklore and history of London. Another edition was published in...

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The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Senin, 2026-04-20 03:09:02

"The Bonny Bunch of Roses" (Roud 664, Laws J5) is a folk song written in the 1830s by an unknown balladeer from the British Isles. The earliest known version...

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Red Rover
Minggu, 2026-01-18 21:04:08

Street and Playground. At the Clarendon Press, Oxford 1969, p. 239–240. Steve Roud: British Bulldog and Other Chasing Games. In: The Lore of the Playground...

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Coast of High Barbaree
Senin, 2026-04-27 04:32:38

article: High Barbaree The "Coast of High Barbary" is a traditional song (Roud 134) which was popular among British and American sailors. It is most frequently...

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Oat
Senin, 2026-05-18 22:00:57

and Barley Grow" is the first line of a traditional folksong (1380 in the Roud Folk Song Index), recorded in different forms from 1870. Similar songs are...

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The Famous Flower of Serving-Men
Kamis, 2026-01-15 03:52:34

Famous Flower of Serving-Men or The Lady Turned Serving-Man (Child 106, Roud 199) is a traditional English language folk song and murder ballad. Child...

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The Bold Fisherman
Senin, 2026-05-25 10:10:29

The Bold Fisherman (Roud 291, Laws O24) is an English folk song popular with traditional singers and widely collected in the early and mid 20th century...

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Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 20:05:19

"Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" (Roud 3137), also known as "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye" or "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya", is a popular traditional song, sung to the...

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Nuts in May (rhyme)
Selasa, 2025-04-29 05:32:22

participants. It was first recorded in the second half of the 19th century and has Roud Folk Song Index 6308. According to S. Brewer (2009), the game has two teams...

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Marzanabad District
Sabtu, 2026-01-03 19:33:14

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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The Brown Girl
Selasa, 2025-05-20 20:44:41

The Brown Girl (Roud 180, Child 295) is an English-language folk song. The folk song originates from the Appalachian region however some versions have...

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Arthur o' Bower
Rabu, 2025-01-08 10:41:26

King Arthur in his character as storm god or leader of the Wild Hunt. The Roud Folk Song Index, which catalogues folk songs and their variations by number...

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The Earrings of Madame de...
Jumat, 2026-04-17 14:26:45

more male-oriented films because it is a female-oriented film. Richard Roud has stated that Ophüls made film about "women. More specifically, women in...

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The Keel Row
Selasa, 2026-01-27 21:22:27

"The Keel Row" (Roud 3059) is a traditional Tyneside folk song evoking the life and work of the keelmen of Newcastle upon Tyne. A closely related song...

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Like It on Top
Minggu, 2026-01-11 06:14:10

Gardner – mastering (at Infrasonic Mastering, Los Angeles, CA) Stéphane Kerrad – artwork and design (at KB Studios, Paris) Michael Roud – photography...

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Fair Mary of Wallington
Kamis, 2025-01-30 12:39:44

Fair Mary of Wallington or Fair Lady of Wallington (Roud 59, Child 91) is a traditional English-language folk ballad. Francis James Child lists at least...

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Honest Labourer
Sabtu, 2023-03-18 03:43:27

Man or The Nobleman and the Thresher is a traditional English Folk ballad (Roud #19), which tells the story of a meeting between a poor labourer and a wealthy...

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The Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga
Sabtu, 2025-10-25 02:36:52

"The Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga" (Roud 12598) is a song, probably written during the Philippine–American War or the Moro Rebellion. It was popular...

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Poor Cow
Senin, 2026-05-18 21:37:24

lyricism that often verges on sentimentality." Writing in The Guardian, Richard Roud criticised the film as "downright awful" and particularly criticised "the...

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Curzon Film
Sabtu, 2026-03-14 05:45:34

his then wife, Pamela Balfry, who had a background working with Richard Roud at the London Film Festival. She became the company's first managing director...

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Storm Force Ten
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 04:37:09

(Roud 1077) "Seventeen Come Sunday" (Traditional) – 5:09 An early version of this song is by Robert Burns (1792). A tale of very young love. (Roud 277)...

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Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 12:30:08

manuscript collections, together with its index to mummers' plays and the Roud Folk Song and Broadside Indexes, the largest of their kind in the English...

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Dalkhani District
Jumat, 2026-01-16 07:58:04

Valasht lake of Kelardasht Tomb of Sultan Mohammad Taher Takor Tekyeh Sorkh Roud Wetland Dokhaharan lake Qaleh Gardan Malek Bahman Castle Chehel dar Castle...

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Hark! The Village Wait
Sabtu, 2025-03-29 10:20:01

Song" Ashley Hutchings; based on the tune of the Earsdon Sword Dance Song (Roud 610) Personnel: Maddy Prior — vocals Tim Hart — vocals Gay Woods — vocals...

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