First of May, The (Garland Day)

DESCRIPTION: "The first of May is Garland Day, so please remember the Garland, We only come but once a year, So please remember the garland." "May garlands we have brought to your, Before your door we stand."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (Palmer-SongsOfTheMidlands)
KEYWORDS: nonballad | may garland maypole
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond,West))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Palmer-SongsOfTheMidlands, p. 8, "May Garlands" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: Enid Porter, _The Folklore of East Anglia_, Batsford, 1974, p. 62, "(no title)" (1 text)
Roud #305
NOTES [47 words]: Roud lumps this with the May Day Carol. The only thing they have in common is being sung on the first of May. Not enough reason for me. Nonetheless the various May Garlands are very diverse; they may well represent different songs, but it's hard to tell with such short texts! - RBW
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File: EP1stMay

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