Weaver of Welbrook, The

DESCRIPTION: "Yo' gentlemen a' with yor heawnds an' yor parks, Yo' may gamble an' sport till yo' dee," but the singer would rather have home and wife and a book. He describes his ordinary work. "'What a life!' says the wayver o' Welbook"
AUTHOR: Benjamin Brierley (source: Harding-FolkSongsOfLancashire)
EARLIEST DATE: 1863 (Brierley, Chronicles of Waverlow)
KEYWORDS: home hunting husband wife work
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Harding-FolkSongsOfLancashire, pp. 96-97, "The Wayver of Wellbrook" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: Benjamin Brierley, "Chronicles of Waverlow" Simpkin, Marshall, 1863 (available on Google Books), p. 77, "The Weaver of Welbrook" (1 text)
Roud #V35149
File: HFSL096

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