Weary Farmers, The

DESCRIPTION: "There's some that sing o' (Comar) Fair... But the best sang that e'er was sung... It was about the term... When we will a' win free." With their contracts expired, the farm hands set out to enjoy themselves and hope to improve conditions next year
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1904 (Ford)
KEYWORDS: farming work drink
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Ford-VagabondSongsAndBalladsOfScotland, pp. 202-204, "The Weary Farmers" (1 text)
Greig/Duncan3 391, "The Weary Fairmers" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
Ord-BothySongsAndBallads, pp. 211-212, "The Weary Farmers" (1 text)
Roud #2181
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Term Time
File: FVS202

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