Jolly Farmer (I), The

DESCRIPTION: The farmer sings about the joys of farming, even as a renter, and drinking with friends. "Here I am king so I'll dance, drink and sing, Let no man appear as a stranger, But show me the ass That refuses his glass And I'll order him hay in a manger"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1831 (broadside, Bodleian Harding B 16(88a))
KEYWORDS: farming drink flowers food nonballad
FOUND IN: Ireland Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
OLochlainn-IrishStreetBallads 30, "The Jolly Farmer" (1 text, 1 tune)
Purslow-MarrowBones, p. 31, "The Farmer's Toast" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1603
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 16(88a), "The Farmer" ("Come each jolly fellow"), R. Walker (Norwich), 1780-1830; also 2806 c.8(171), Harding B 25(622), Harding B 11(1150), Johnson Ballads 822 [illegible lines], "The Farmer[!]"
File: OLoc030

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