Come to the Fair

DESCRIPTION: "The sun is a-shining to welcome the day" of the fair. The happy time is described. Listeners are encouraged: "Hey, ho, come to the fair."
AUTHOR: Words: Helen Taylor / Music: Easthope Martin
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (sheet music)
KEYWORDS: nonballad
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Fuld-BookOfWorldFamousMusic, p. 178, "Come to the Fair"
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 238, "Come to the Fair" (notes only)
Sanders-SingHighSingLow, p. 6, "Come to the Fair" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [19 words]: Fuld notes that this is "[f]requently mistaken for a folksong"; it is on this basis that I include the piece. - RBW
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File: Fuld178

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