X:1 T:1. The Bold Richard C:Sung by Mr. James Sutton, at Winterton, July, 1915 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=140 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Edor "^Dorian" (E/F/) | G E F D | E E E E | A A G A |$ B2 E3/2 F/ | G E F D | E2 E E | A A G A |$ w: Come _|all my brisk young|sea- man lads, that|have a mind to|en- ter On|board a Phoe- bus|fri- gate your|pre- cious lives to| B2 G3/2 A/ | B e d e | (B A) G A | B E (F/G/) A |$ B2 G3/2 A/ | B e d e | (B A) G B |$ A B (c A) | w: ven- ture, On|board a Poe- bus|fri- * gate, she's|'Rich- ard' called _ by|name, And she's|cruis- ing with the|Shan- * non all|on the French _| B2 E F | G2 F2 | E3 |] w: main, Sing- ing|"What cheer|O!"| X:2 T:2. The New York Trader C:Sung by Mr. Ted Goffin, at Catfield, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=120 M:5/4 I:linebreak $ K:Em "^Gapped mode (No 6th)" E/E/ | B B B A"^(a)" (G/F/) | E E (E F) G/G/ |$ A A (A G)"^(b)" F | w: To a|New York tra- der I _|did be- long, _ She was|built for sea _ both| G A B2 (B/A/) | G E d2 e |$"^(c)" (e/d/) B d2 F/F/ |"^(d)" (G/A/)B/B/ A2 F/E/ | D E E2 ||$ E/E/ | w: stout and strong, Well _|rigged, well manned, well|fit _ for sea; She was|bound _ for New York in A-|mer- i- ky.|| B B B A"^(a) var." G | E E E F G/G/ |$ A A A G"^(b) var." G/F/ | G A B2 B/A/ | G E d2 e |$ w: ||||| [M:6/4]"^(c) var." e d B d2 F |[M:5/4] G B A F D | E E E2 |] w: ||| X:2 T:3. The Captain's Apprentice C:Sung by Mr. James Sutton, at Winterton, July, 1915 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=120 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Am G/G/ | A3/2 G/ A B/c/ |[M:6/4] d A (B/A/) G2- G |$[M:4/4] B3/2 B/ (3B c d | w: It is|of a boy that was|bound ap- pren- * tice, _|Bound ap- ren- tice for| [M:6/4] e d A2- A A/A/ |[M:4/4]"^(a)" c d e e/e/ |$[M:6/4]"^(b)" (3(d B) A G A2 G | w: ten long years; _ He was|bound- ed out of St.|Giles- * 's work house, Be-| [M:4/4]"^(c)" A d c B |[M:6/4] A G A2- A ||$[M:4/4] G/G/ | A3/2 G/ A B/c/ | w: caus he was left|fa- the- less. _|_ _|| [M:6/4] d A B/A/ G2- G |$[M:4/4] B3/2 B/ (3B c d |[M:6/4] e d A2- A A/A/ | w: ||| [M:6/4]"^(a) var." c d e2 e e |$"^(b) var. i" (3d B3/2 A/ G A2 G |[M:4/4]"^(c) var." A d c B | w: ||| A G E/^F/ G | A2- A ||$[M:4/4] G/G/ | A3/2 G/ A B/c/ |[M:6/4] d A B/A/ G2- G |$ w: ||||| [M:4/4] B3/2 B/ (3B c d |[M:6/4] e d A2- A A/A/ |[M:4/4] c d e e/e/ |$ w: ||| [M:6/4]"^(b) var. ii" d/B/A/G/ A2- A G |[M:4/4] A d c B |[M:6/4] A G A2- A |] w: ||| X:2 T:3. The Captain's Apprentice C:Sung by Mr. Harry Cox, at Potter Heigham, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:D DE | F3 G A2 A2 | B2 AG FE D2 | F3 G (3A2 A2 A2 | B2 AF E2 FG |$ A2 Bc d2 A2 | [M:6/4] c2 B2 AF D4 E2 |[M:4/4] F2 G2 A2 G2 | FD E2 D2 |] X:4 T:4. The "Royal Charter" C:Sung by Mr. James Sutton, at Winterton, July, 1915 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=85 M:3/4 I:linebreak $ K:Gdor "^Dorian" (GA) | Bc (d2 c) d | BA G3 G |$[M:4/4]"^(a)" c((d/e/)) (f g2) g e>e |[M:3/4] ce d3 d/d/ | w: Good _|peo- ple all, _ at-|tend, I pray; Now|I'll re- * late _ a sad ca-|la- mi- ty Of a| c(d/e/) f g2 e |$ fe d3 G/G/ | Bc (dc) (A/G/)F | GG !fermata!G2 ||$ GA | Bc d2 cd | BA G3 G |$ w: dread- ful _ ship- wreck near|Bel- more town of the|'Roy- al Char- * ter _ while|home- ward bound.|||| "^(a) var." cd/e/ f g2 e | ce d3 d/d/ | cd/e/ f g2 e |$ fe d3 G/G/ | Bc dc A/G/F | w: ||||| GG !fermata!G2 |] w: | X:5 T:5. Polly On The Shore C:Sung by Mr. W. Gales, at Sutton, Norfolk, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Edor "^Dorian" (EF) | G2 E2 D>E F>F | E6 EE | A2 B>c d>d e>d |$ B6 EE | A2 Bc (d2 e2-) |[M:2/4] e3 c |$ w: Had _|I been rul- èd at the|first By my|fa- ther, my mo- ther and my|friends, Ne- ver|should I have crossed _|_ the| [M:4/4] A2 d>c B2 A>A | B2 E2 A2 GF | E4- E2 |] w: salt seas so wide To have|brought my- self to this|end. *| X:6 T:6. In Burnham Town C:Sung by Mr. Harry Cox, at Potter Heigham, January, 1922 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Ddor (AB) | c2 c2 (BA) G2 | A2 (GF) E2 AB | c2 cc BA G2 |$ A6 (AB) | c2 c2 (BA) G2 | w: In _|Burn- ham (?) town _ there|lived a _ man, And he|had such a lov- e- ly|wife; So _|dear- ly she _ loved| A2 (GF)"^(a)" E2 G2 |$ FE D2 (ED) C2 | D2 (DE) F2 G2 | AA A2 (GF) E2 | D4- D2 ||$ AB | w: com- pan- * y, so|dear- ly she loved _ her|life, boys, _ life so|dear- ly she loved _ her|life. _|_ _| c2 c2 BA G2 | A2 GF E2 AB | c2 cc BA G2 |$ A6 AB | c2 c2 BA G2 | A2 GF"^(a) var." EF G2 |$ w: |||||| FE D2 ED C2 | D2 DE F2 G2 | AA A2 GF E2 | D4- D2 ||$ AB | c2 c2 BA G2 | A2 GF E2 AB | w: ||||||| c2 cc BA G2 |$ A6"^(b) var. verse 3" AB | c2 c2 (BA) G2 | A2 (AB) c2 c2 |$ w: |* He in-|quir- ing for _ his|own dear _ wife; she| [M:6/4] (BA) G2 A2 GF E2 C2 |[M:4/4] D2 (DE) F2 G2 |$ A2 A2 (GF) E2 | D4- D2 |] w: was _ his joy and his heart's de-|light, boys, _ light; she|was his heart's _ de-|light _| X:7 T:7. The British Man O' War C:Sung by Mr. Robert Milleer, aat Sutton, Norfolk, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=120 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Em e | d B A G | (A/B/) D2 E/F/ | G B A F |$ E3 (E/F/) | G G G (B/d/) | e d B A/A/ | B g f f |$ w: One|day that I was|walk- * ing in the|spring- time of the|year, There _|I be- held a _|sail- or bold, talk- ing|to some la- dy| e3 (E/F/) | G G G (B/d/) | (e d) B A | B a g f |$ e3 d | e d B G | (G A) D E/F/ | G B (A/G/) F | w: fair. He _|said "My love- ly _|Su- * san, I|soon must leave the|shore, A-|cross the brin- y|o- * cean in a|Brit- ish man _ o'-| E2- E |] w: war." _| X:8 T:8. High Germany C:Sung by Mr. Robert Miller, aat Sutton, Norfolk, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=105 M:3/4 I:linebreak $ K:Dm c>c | d2 c2 F>D | (E>D) C2 D>E | (F>G) A2 E2 | D4 c2 |$ d2 c2 F>D | (E>D) C2 D>E | (F>G) A2 E>F | w: On one|day that I was|walk- * ing, by my|self _ all a-|lone, I|heard two young ones|talk- * ing, They were|talk- * ing all a-| D4 D>E |$ (F>G) (A>F) G>E | (D>C) D2 F>G | A2 f2 e2 | d4 c2 |$ d2 c2 F>D | E>D C2 D>E | w: lone. Said the|young _ one _ to the|fair _ one, "Bon- ny|Las- sie," said|he, "Our|King he have com-|man- ded us, and his| F>G A2 E>F | D4 |] w: or- ders we must o-|bey."| X:9 T:9. The Pressgang C:Sung by Mr. James Sutton, at Winterton, July, 1915 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Gdor "^Dorian" (Bc) | d2 d2 (Bc) d2 | c2 (cB) A2 c2 |$ B2 (AG) (AG) F2 | G2 (FE) D2 D2 | G3 A B2 (AG) |$ w: As _|I walked up _ of|Lon- don _ street A|press- gang _ there _ _|I did _ meet; They|asked me if I'd _| [M:6/4] (cd) e2 d4- d2 c2 |[M:4/4] B2 AG A2 B2 | (G3 F) !fermata!G2 |] w: join _ the fleet, _ And|sail in a man- o'-|war _ boys.| X:10 T:10. The Farmer's Son C:Sung by Mr. James Sutton, at Winterton, July, 1915 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=90 M:3/4 I:linebreak $ K:Edor "^Dorian" B>B | (E>D) E2 F>D | ED E2 G>A | (Bc) BA F2 |$ E4 (Bc) | d>c B2 FG | (AF) E2 D2 | w: O, come|all _ you pret- ty|maid- ens fair, and at-|tend _ un- to my|song, Whilst _|I'll re- late you a|sto- * ry as| E>E (BA) F2 | E4 Bc |$ d>c (AB) (cd) | (3(edc) B2 E>F | GA F2 (ED) | d4 (3(Bc)d |$ (e>d) B2 G2 | w: doth to love _ be-|long: It was|of a bloom- * ing _|dam- * * sel, Walk- ing|through the fields one _|day, When _ she|met _ her own| (AG) E2 DD | EE B2 (AF) | E4 |] w: true _ love and he|thus to her did _|say.| X:11 T:11. If There Be Danger C:Sung by Mr. W. Gales, at Sutton, Norfolk, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=120 M:4/4 I:linebreak $ K:Edor "^Dorian" (E/F/) | G A B d | (B/A/) F E A | B e G A | B2- B E |$ e (d/c/) B E | A (B/c/) d c | w: If *|There be dan- ger|on _ the land, There's|more up- on the|sea, _ No|tongue on _ earth can|tell to- * day What| B (A/F/) E D | E2- E |] w: will to- * mor- row|be. _| X:12 T:12. The Old Fat Buck C:Sung by Mr. Ted Goffin, at Catfield, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=140 M:3/4 I:linebreak $ K:G D | G G A | B2 A | G G E | D3 | G2 A | B2 A |$ G2 G | G3/2 E/ D- | D z D | G G A | B B A | w: In|Thorn- ham on|fields in|Not- ting- ham-|shire,|Right fal-|lur- el|whack fal-|lad- dy- day|_ Three|game- keep- ers'|hous- en they| G G E |$ D3 | B3/2 A/ B | c3/2 d/ e | d3- | d z ((d/c/)) | B B c | d d c |$ B B c | d2 e/e/ | w: stood in a|square,|Fal- la- lal|lur- el- i|day|* Three _|game- keep- ers'|hous- en they|stood in a|square, And a| d G G | G A G | F F E | D2 D |$ G2 A | B A G | c d e | d2 e | d3/2 d/ d | c B A | G3- | G z |] w: mile from each|oth- er a|dis- tance it|were; Their|ord- ers|was to look|af- ter the|deer, Right|fal- la- lal|lu- ral- i-|day.|_| X:13 T:13. The Bold Poachers C:Sung by Mr. Rrobert Miller, at Sutton, Norfolk, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/8 Q:1/4=64 M:2/4 I:linebreak $ K:Am E | A>G AB | G A2 B | cA dB | G A2 B |$ c>e ed | c B2 A |"^(a)" E>A AG | A2- A ||$ E | A>G AB | w: Con-|cern- ing of three|young men One|night in Jan- u-|ar- y A-|gainst our laws con-|trar- y A|for- tune went straight-|way _|_|| w: ||||||* * [A-|poach- in'?] * *|||| G A2 B | cA dB | G A2 B |$ c>e ed | c B2 A |"^(a) var." E>A cB | A2- A |] w: ||||||| w: ||||||| X:14 T:14. The Fowler C:Sung by Mr. W. Glaes, at Sutton, Norfolk, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=105 M:3/4 I:linebreak $ K:Ddor "^Dorian" A/A/ | D D E | F E D | G (G/A/) B | A2 A | D D E |$ F E D | G (G/A/) (B/c/) | A2 A/B/ | w: O come|all you young|fel- lows that|car- ry _ your|gun, I'll|have you get|home by the|light of _ the _|sun, For young| c/>B/ A G | A !fermata!d c/>B/ |$ A D (D/E/) | (3(F/4G/4)F/4E/- E G/E/ | (D/C/) D E | F G c/>B/ | w: Jim- my was a|fowl- er and a-|fowl- ing a- *|lone, _ _ _ _ When he|shot _ his own|true love in the| A D E | D2 |] w: room of a|swan.| X:15 T:15. Down By The River-Side C:Sung by Mr. Harry Cox, at Potter Heigham, January, 1922 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=120 M:5/4 I:linebreak $ K:G D | G B (B3/2 A/) (G/A/) |"^(a)" B G E2 D | G G (A G) A |$[M:3/4] d2 d | w: One|morn- ing in _ the _|month of June, Down|by the riv- * er|side, There| [M:5/4] e d B3/2 A/ (G/A/) |"^(b)" B G E2 c | B (A/F/) (D E) F |$[M:3/4] G2 D | w: she be- held a bold _|fish- er- man Come|row- ing _ By _ the|tide, Come| [M:5/4] G G (A G) A | (B/G)A D2 E |$ w: As _|I was bound _ ap-|pren- tice, I was|bound _ un- to a| (3(=F/G/F/ E2- E2) (F/E/) | D2 E =F2 G | d3 (cB)c | A2 D (CD)E | D3 |] w: mill _ _ _ _ I _|seerved my mas- ter|tru- ly _ for|sev- en years _ or|more.| X:17 T:17. Banks Of The Lee C:Sung by Mr. W. Gales, at Sutton, Norfolk, October, 1921 P:Noted by E.J. Moeran Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones L:1/4 Q:1/4=120 M:3/4 I:linebreak $ K:Ador "^Dorian" A/G/ | A e d | c c/B/ A | G A A/B/ | c B A | E A G | A3- | A z A/B/ | c e g | B d B/A/ |$ G A A/B/ | c B A | G A B | A3- | A z A/B/ | c d e/f/ | g e/f/ g | a A2- | A z A/B/ | c d e/f/ |$ g e/f/ g | a3- | a b3/2 a/ | g e e/d/ | c d B/A/ | G A2- | A z A/B/ | c B A | G A B | A3- | A z |]