Billy Taylor
This was a popular street song in the first half of the 18th century. There are several versions, including bawdy ones.
The music I sequenced did not have a chorus. These lyrics, from Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia has a chorus - which would be sung after each verse.
The first line in the fourth verse is missing in the book so I stole a line from another version at Digital Tradition (Mirror of the original).. I also adapted the lines in the last verse to fit the music. [Read more →]
