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The Wee Wifie
Roud Folksong Index (S274486)

1 of approx 47 results
First Line

There was a wee wifie rowed up in a blanket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Montgomerie, Scottish Nursery Rhymes (1946) pp.100-101

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Scotland

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Printed : Book

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Roud Bib ref

X5968

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The Wee Wifie
Roud Folksong Index (S225168)

2 of approx 47 results
First Line

There was a wee wifie row't up in a blanket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Chambers, Popular Rhymes of Scotland (1870 edn.) p.34

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Scotland

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X5758

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Shepherd's Song; Or, Stormy Winds Do Blow
Roud Folksong Index (S327399)

3 of approx 47 results
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When I kept sheep on Dover's Hill

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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H.H. Albino MSS Collection (VWML) Sleeve 36, 38

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England

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Sharp, Cecil J.

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X7609

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Old Woman Wrapped Up in a Blanket
Roud Folksong Index (S432501)

4 of approx 47 results
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Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Aidan O'Hara Collection (Irish Trad Music Archive, ITMA) 54055

Performer

Judge, Patsy

Place

Canada : Newfoundland : St. John's

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Date collected

1978 (1 Jul)

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X9631

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There Was An Old Woman
Roud Folksong Index (S274334)

5 of approx 47 results
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There was an old woman drawn up in a basket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Jnl. British Archaeological Assoc. 42 (1886) pp.324-325

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England : Sussex

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Sawyer, Frederick

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The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket
Roud Folksong Index (S327347)

6 of approx 47 results
First Line

There was an old woman tossed up in a blanket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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H.H. Albino MSS Collection (VWML) Sleeve 36

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England (?)

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Albino, H.H. (?)

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Manuscript

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X7609

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The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket
Roud Folksong Index (S404149)

7 of approx 47 results
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There was an old woman toss'd up in a blanket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Halliwell, Nursery Rhymes of England (1842) p.72

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England

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X4624

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Old Woman
Roud Folksong Index (S303420)

8 of approx 47 results
First Line

There once was an old woman she was rolled in a blanket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Anderson, Time Out of Mind (1974) p.99

Performer

McDonald, Simon

Place

Australia : Victoria : Creswick

Collector

Anderson, Hugh

Date collected

1967

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Printed : Book

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X6020

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The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket
Roud Folksong Index (S317920)

9 of approx 47 results
First Line

There was an old woman toss'd up in a blanket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Rimbault, A Collection of Old Nursery Rhymes (1864) pp.46-47

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X7231

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Old Woman Tossed in a Blanket
Roud Folksong Index (S327346)

10 of approx 47 results
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There was an old woman tossed up in a blanket

Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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H.H. Albino MSS Collection (VWML) Sleeve 40 (Gloucestershire 2 notebook)

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England : Gloucestershire

Collector

Albino, H.H.

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Manuscript

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X7609

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There Was An Old Woman Tossed Up in a Basket [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S504816)

11 of approx 47 results
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Roud No

1297 [Search for 1297 in the current indexes]

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) OO2544

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Online index

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X10951

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