Happy Plowman, The

DESCRIPTION: "Near a home in a wood With a horse very good, A poor young farmer Smiled as he stood... he sang as he ploughed the row, Heigh-ho my little buttercup We'll dance until the sun comes up." His wife also sings the refrain
AUTHOR: unknown (translation from Swedish by Mrs. Albert Magnuson, according to SongsOfAllTime and SongsOfManyNations)
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (Music In Our Country, according to mudcat,org)
KEYWORDS: horse farming dancing wife
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
SongsOfAllTime, p. 63, "The Happy Plowman" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfManyNations, "The Happy Plowman" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 21)
RECORDINGS:
Judy Cook, "The Happy Ploughman" (Piotr-Archive #583, recorded 05/17/2023)
NOTES [15 words]: Clearly this originated as a camp song and managed a minor hold in tradition as a result. - RBW
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File: DPio583

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