Hushaby My Little Crumb

DESCRIPTION: "Hushaby, my little crumb, The sheep are far from home. The cows are to the far, far field, And won't be home till noon."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall)
KEYWORDS: lullaby nonballad animal
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall, p. 44, "(A Cradle Song)" (1 fragment, 1 tune, filed with a group of songs under the general heading "Crowdy Crawn")
File: Gund044C

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