Dalesman's Litany, The

DESCRIPTION: "It’s hard when fowks can’t finnd their wark Wheer they’ve bin bred an’ born"; the singer prays to be delivered "Frae Hull, an’ Halifax, an’ Hell." When he wants to marry Mary Ann, the squire doesn't hire married men; he must leave. Someday he'll return
AUTHOR: Words: Frederick William Moorman (1872-1919) / Music: Dave Keddie (source: mainlynorfolk.info)
EARLIEST DATE: 1919 (Moorman, Songs of the Ridings)
KEYWORDS: work hardtimes courting marriage rejection unemployment
FOUND IN: Britain(England(North))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: F. W. Moorman, _Songs of the Ridings_, Elkin Mathews (Cork Street, London), 1918 (available on Google Books), p. 23, "A Dalesman's Litany" (1 text)
RECORDINGS:
Brian Oxberry, "The Dalesman's Litany" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #53, recorded 07/27/2021)
File: RcTDalLi

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