Sheepshearing and Thatching

DESCRIPTION: "I've been shearing sheep and thatching now for five-and-forty years." When he was young, "two points and I was full," but he can drink more now. He describes places he has worked and drunk, good beer and bad. In time, he'll pass the job to his son
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1992 (Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk)
KEYWORDS: work sheep drink children
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk. #102, "Sheepshearing and Thatching" (1 text)
Roud #10727
File: Hows102

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