X:1
T:1. The Sheepstealer
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Bb
"^Allegretto" D | GGG BAA | GFG DDD |$ BAB cBc | d3- dBc | ded ccc |$ BAG FGA | BAG AGF |$ 
w: I|am a brisk lad, but my|for- tune is bad, Oh! and|I am most won- der- ful|poor. _ Now in-|deed I in- tend my sad|life for to mend, And to|build a house down on the|
GFE DBc | dcB cBA | G3- GDD |] 
w: moor, My brave boys, And to|build a house down on the|moor. * In my (etc.)|




X:2
T:2. Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=110
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^Con spirito" CDEF G2 cc | (dc)BA G4 | CDEF G2 G2 |$ c2 cc d2 B2 | A6 G2 | c2 c2 d2 cB | 
w: O- thers they may tell you of|bold _ Ro- bin Hood,|Der- ry, der- ry, down! Or|else of the ba- rons|bold, But|I'll tell you how they|
c2 c2 EEDD |$ E2 A2 G2 F2 | (E2 D4) EF | G2 z2 c4 | GFED C4 |] 
w: served the Bish- op, When they|robbed him of his|gold _ Der- ry|down! Hey!|Der- ry, der- ry down!|



X:3
T:3. The Jolly Ploughboy
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Aaeo
"^Allegro commodo" E | A A A/B/ | c B A | G (A/G/) F | E2 A/B/ |$ c B c | d c d | e2 (c/d/) | 
w: Come,|all you jol- ly|plough- boys, and|help me _ to|sing; I will|sing in the|praise of you|all, for _|
e ((e/d/)) c | d d (c/B/) |$ A G A | E e d | c B A | E A c | A2 |] 
w: if we _ don't|la- bour, how _|shall there be|bread? I will|sing and be|mer- ry with-|all.|



X:4
T:4. As I Walked Out One May Morning
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
M:2/2
I:linebreak $
K:Em
"^Con anima" D2 | G2 G2 G2 B,2 | D2 D2 D2 G2 | A2 A2 B2 GG |$ EFGA B2 (B>A) | G2 B2 d2 d2 | 
w: As|I walked out one|May morn- ing, One|May morn- ing, as it|hap- pen- ed to be, Yo! _|there I spied a|
A2 AF D2 EF |$ GG E2 F2 FF | B,2 E2 E2 || EF | G2 GG G2 B,B, |$ DDDE D4 | A2 AA B2 GG | 
w: fair pret- ty maid; She came|trip- pa- ling o- ver the|green to me.|To my|right fol the dol, fol the|did- dle, fol the dee!|Right fol the dol, fol the|
EFGA B2 (B>A) |$ G2 B2 d2 d2 | A2 AF D2 EF | GG E2 F2 FF | B,2 E2 E2 |] 
w: did- dle fol the dee! Yo! _|there I spied a|fair pret- ty maid; She came|trip- pa- ling o- ver the|green to me.|



X:5
T:5. The Sprig of Thyme
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Am
"^Alla marcia" c2 | E>E E>D E>E A>G | A6 AB | (cd) e>e (ed)(cA) |$ B6 (cB) | A2 e>e (e>d) c>B | 
w: 'Twas|ear- ly in the Spring- time of the|year, When the|sun _ did be- gin _ to _|shine, Oh! *|I had three branch- * es all|
A>B c>A E2 DC |$ D2 D2 E2 E2 | (c3 A B2) c2 | E2 (E>D) E2 (A>G) | A6 |] 
w: for to choose but one, And the|first I chose was|Thyme, _ _ The|first I _ chose was _|Thyme.|



X:6
T:6. High Germany
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Daeo
"^Allegretto" (DC) | D2 d2 cB | (AF) D2 DE | (FG) A2 (GF) | D4 C2 |$ D2 d2 cB | (AF) D2 DE | 
w: A- *|broad as I was|wal- * king and a-|wal- * king a- *|lone, I|heard two lo- vers|talk- * ing, and a-|
(FG) A2 (GF) | D2 z2 DE |$ FF F2 AF | GG G2 FG | A2 f2 ee | d4 ff |$ (dc) A2 FG | AF D2 D>E | 
w: ma- * king their _|moan; Said the|old- er one to the|fon- der one "bon- ny|lass I must a-|way, For the|King _ he has com-|mand- ed us and his|
(FG) A>A GF | D2 z2 |] 
w: or- * ders I must o-|bey.|



X:7
T:7. Betty and Her Ducks
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:A
"^Allegro ma non troppo""^Boy" E2 | AA AA | AA AA | ce !fermata!B2 || 
w: Oh!|Bet- ty, Bet- ty,|have you seen my|ducks to- day|
"^Betty""^Piu lento" (A>G) F2 | !fermata!E2 ||$"^Boy""^Tempo Io" E2 | AA ce | B2 z2 || 
w: Where, _ boy,|where?|All|in that yon- der|pond.|
"^Betty""^Piu lento" (A>G) F2 | !fermata!E4 ||"^Boy""^Tempo Io" AA ce | B3 z ||$"^Betty" AA ce || 
w: There, _ boy,|there.|Bet- ty and her|ducks.|Ducks and Bet- ty.|
"^Boy" (3AAA ce | B3 z ||"^Betty" AA ce | A3 z ||"^Both""^Lento" (A3 G) |$ F2 (GA) | B2 B2 | 
w: Ol- i- ver and her|deer.|Deer and Ol- i-|ver.|Ro- *|land and *|Ol i-|
E2 E2 | (A3 G) | F2 (GA) | B2 B2 |$ E2 z2 | e4 | e2 d2 | c4 | B4 | !fermata!A2 |] 
w: ver, The|King _|and the _|King his|deer,|Now|and for|e-|ver-|more.|



X:8
T:8. Poor Sally Sits A-Weeping
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Fmix
"^Allegretto con grazia" (cA) | F2 (FG) AB | c2 (cd) e2 | (dc) B2 (cd) | ((c3 B)) (AG) |$ 
w: Poor _|Sal- ly _ sits a-|weep- ing _ down|by _ the sea- *|side, _ Poor _|
F2 (FG) AB | c2 (cd) e2 | (dc) B2 (cd) | c4 c2 |$ f2 c2 de | (dc) B2 (cd) | (ed) c2 (cB) | 
w: Sal- ly _ sits a-|weep- ing _ down|by _ the sea _|side. What|ails my pret- ty|jew- * el? What _|heart's _ pain so _|
(AG) F2 F2 |$ F2 f2 g>f | (fe) (cB) AF | B2 (cB) G>F | F4 |] 
w: cru- * el? What|ails my pret- ty|jew- * el _ that do|cause her * for to|cry?|



X:9
T:9. Nancy of London
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Em
"^Andante con moto" A | =F G A | D E A/A/ | (A/G/) E D | E2 D | D d d |$ e d d | B G d | B2 D/D/ | 
w: It's|Nan- cy of|Lon- don, from the|fair _ in- land|stream; I|think on her|wa- king, of|her I do|dream. 'Twas a|
D d d | e d d | B G d | B2 (G/A/) |$ B A B | D E A/A/ | (A/G/) E D | E3- | !fermata!E2 |] 
w: sad cru- el|par- ting, when|I had to|go All _|on the seas|sai- ling, where the|stor- * my winds|blow|_|



X:10
T:10. It's of a Sailor Bold
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Aaeo
"^Allegretto con moto" G2 | G2 e2 (ed)(cB) |[Q:1/4=140] c6 B2 | A2 (Bc) (dc)(BA) |$ (A2 G2) z2 c2 | 
w: It's|of a sai- * lor _|bold, And|late- ly _ come _ on *|shore _ Both|
E2 E2 D2 (EF) |[M:2/4] (GF) (ED) |$ E2 z2 |[M:2/4] c3 d |[M:4/4] e2 cc B2 (cB) | A4 z2 G2 |] 
w: brisk and bold, Well _|lined _ with _|gold,|To his|lo- ver he did re- *|pair; In (etc.)|



X:11
T:11. The Cuckoo
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
Z:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
L:1/4
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^Allegretto grazioso" G | E C G | E C G | c e d |[Q:1/4=120] (G A) B | c G (A/G/) |$ 
w: A-|walk- ing, a-|talk- ing, a-|walk- ing went|I _ To|meet my sweet _|
(G/E/) C G/G/ | F E D | C2 c | (B3/2 A/) B/c/ | d G G | c E G |$ (F E) E/D/ | (E/F/) G F | 
w: Wil- * liam,- he'll be|here by and|bye. For|meet- * ing's a|plea- sure, and|par- ting's a|grief, _ And an|un- * con- stant|
(E/D/) C G | c E D | C2 |] 
w: lo- * ver is|worse than a|thief.|



X:12
T:12 The Rambling Comber
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/4
M:5/4
I:linebreak $
K:D
"^Andante affetuoso" D/E/ | F F (F E) E | D d B2 d |[Q:1/4=120] A A F2 D |$ E D z z D | F F F2 E | 
w: You _|comb- ers all, _ both|great and small, Come,|lis- ten to my|dit- ty For|it is ye and|
D d B2 d | A A F2 D | E D z z A |$ B c d2 d | (3(e d) B A2 A | B B B2 A | (B/c/) d z z (D/E/) |$ 
w: on- ly ye Re-|gard my fall with|pi- ty. For|I can write, read,|dance, _ or fight, In-|deed it's all my|hon- * our My _|
F F F2 E | D d B2 (d/B/) | A A F2 D | E D z z |] 
w: fail- ing is I|drink strong beer, for _|I'm a ram- bling|comb- er.|



X:13
T:13. Fair Susan
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:Aaeo
"^Andante con moto" (c/d/) | e2 (3(ed)c |[Q:1/4=90] d2 ee | A2 (3(AG)F | E2 EE |$ (Ac) BA | 
w: Fair _|Su- san _ I|left with my|heart full _ of|woe; I was|go- * ing my|
(GA) Bc | A2 z (c/d/) | e2 (3(ed)c | d2 ee |$ A2 (3(AG)F | E2 EE | Ac BA | G2 AB | A3 |] 
w: for- * tune to|mend and _|on her _ soft|bo- som fell|ma- ny _ a|tear, When she|par- ted from her|true lo- ving|friend.|



X:14
T:14. Fair Margaret and Sweet William
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/4
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Em
"^Allegro commodo" (G/A/) | B B[Q:1/4=120] B G/G/ | A A A G |$ c B A G | F3 A | G F E D |$ 
w: Fair _|Mar- g'ret stood at her|bow'r win- dow A-|comb- ing of her|hair; She|saw Sweet Wil- liam|
E c B3/2 A/ | G3/2 E/ F F | E2 z (G/A/) |] 
w: and his bride, As|they came ri- ding|there. Then (etc.)|



X:15
T:15. The Turtle-Dove
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:D
"^Allegretto grazioso" D2 | D2 B2 B3[Q:1/4=120] A | (AG) E2 D2 AA | B2 Bc d2 (cB) |$ (B4 A2) A2 | 
w: Oh!|don't you see the|tur- * tle dove sit- ting|un- der the yon- der _|tree _ La-|
(BA)(Bc) d2 (cd) | (BA)(BG) F2 A2 |$ B2 B2 A3 G | (FA)(FD) B,2 (D>E) | F2 d2 F2 E2 | D4 z2 |] 
w: men- * ting _ for her _|own _ true _ love? And|I will mourn for|thee,, _ my _ dear, And _|I will mourn for|thee.|



X:16
T:16. Lady Maisry
C:From Cecil J.  Sharp [ed.] (1908) 'Folk-songs from Dorset'
P:Collected by H.E.D. Hammond
C:Pianoforte Accompaniment by Cecil J. Sharp
Z:Transcribed by Lewis Jones
L:1/8
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:Eaeo
"^Allegro commodo" E2 | (E>F) GA[Q:1/4=120] B2 cc | B2 AF E2 B2 |$ B2 (3(Bc)d e2 e2 | B6 B2 | 
w: Oh!|mo- * ther, dear mo- ther, come|make me my bed, And|spread me _ my milk white|sheet, That|
BB (3(Bc)d e2 ee |$ (de) d2 (BA)(GA) | B2 G2 A2 (3(FE)D | E4 z2 EE |] 
w: I may lie _ a- lone on my|bed _ of down _ to _|see if there I _ can|sleep. Now, I [etc.}|