Walk, Shepherdess, Walk

DESCRIPTION: "Walk, Shepherdess, walk, And I'll walk too, To find the ram with the ebony horn An the gold-footed ewe," plus a silver-fleeces lamb and a crystal-belled wether. "And if we never find them, I shan't mind, shall you?"
AUTHOR: Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) (source: Sanders-SingHighSingLow)
EARLIEST DATE: words 1916, music 1919 ("Nursery Rhymes of London Town, according to Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: sheep shepherd travel campsong
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 342, "Walk, Shepherdess, Walk" (notes only)
Sanders-SingHighSingLow, p. 43, "Shepherdess Walk" (1 text, 1 tune)
ChansonsDeNotreChalet, p. 51, "Walk, Shepherdess, Walk" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #15819
NOTES [14 words]: For a little background on Eleanor Farjeon, see the notes to "Morning Has Broken." - RBW
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File: ACSF342W

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