Stop That Clock

DESCRIPTION: "Stop that clock or I'll lose a quarter, Doe lie snoring on yer back, If I'm not there to mix the mortar, On my word I'll get the sack, Bridget doe yer stop to dress yer, Doe yer stop to put on yer frock... Yo goo down and stop that clock."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (collected from Mrs. E. M. Turner by John Fletcher, according to Raven)
KEYWORDS: work clothes hardtimes
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Palmer-SongsOfTheMidlands, p. 92, "Stop That Clock" (1 short text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: Jon Raven, _The Urban and Industrial Songs of the Black Country and Birmingham_, Broadside, 1977, p. 185, "Stop That Clock" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #1134
File: JRUI185

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