Farmer John

DESCRIPTION: "Farmer John was a happy man A happy man was he He rose each morning with the lark And he sang right merrily. Tra la-lal la, tra la-la Tra la lal la la."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan8)
KEYWORDS: farming nonballad music
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan8 1767, "Farmer John" (1 short text)
Roud #13015
NOTES [10 words]: The current description is all of the Greig/Duncan8 text. - BS
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File: GrD81767

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