Egloshayle Ringers, The

DESCRIPTION: "Come all you ringers, good and grave, Come listen to my peal, I'll tell you of five ringers brave That lived in Egloshayle." They are successful bell-ringers, Craddock, Ellery, Pollard, Cleave, and Goodfellow. The singer drinks to them
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall)
KEYWORDS: music nonballad drink
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall, p. 22, "The Egloshayle Ringers" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1163
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Ringers of Egloshayle
File: Gund022

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