Gooseberry Grows on an Angry Tree, The

DESCRIPTION: "The gooseberry grows on an angry Tree ... Others are merry as well as we ... Some are sad and some are glad, Thorns flourish not on every Tree ... About ye merry maids all"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1798 (James Hook, _Christmas Box_, according to Opie/Opie-TheSingingGame)
KEYWORDS: playparty
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Opie/Opie-TheSingingGame, p. 289, ("The gooseberry grows on an angry Tree") (1 fragment)
File: OpGap289

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