Avington Pond

DESCRIPTION: "Come, gentlemen all, and I'll sing you a song, It's about the mud-plumpers of Avington Pond." The men with their wheelbarrows work hard (to clear the pond?). THe singer is sure there are no better workers. They enjoy their beer.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Gardiner MS, according to Purslow)
KEYWORDS: work moniker drink
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Purslow-TheConstantLovers, p. 2, "Avington Pond" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1654
File: PCL002

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