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Robin A-thrush
Roud Broadside Index (B304972)

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Robin he married a wife in the west

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Sharp, A Book of British Song (1902) pp.86-87

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Robin A-thrush
Roud Folksong Index (S486260)

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Robin he married a wife in the west

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Sharp, A Book of British Song (1902) pp.86-87

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X11015

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Risselty Rosselty
Roud Folksong Index (S263916)

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Library of Congress recording 3204 B2

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Denoon, R.R.

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USA : Missouri : Springfield

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Robertson, Sidney

Date collected

1936

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X7721

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The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Broadside Index (B115835)

4 of approx 74 results
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It was a man, and a jolly old man

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Merry Drollery 1 (1661; 1876 reprint in volume 'Choyce Drollery') pp.[222-223]

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The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Folksong Index (S460583)

5 of approx 74 results
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It was a man, and a jolly old man

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Merry Drollery 1 (1661; 1876 reprint in volume 'Choyce Drollery') pp.[222-223]

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Rissity Rossity
Roud Folksong Index (S276021)

6 of approx 74 results
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I married my wife in the month of June

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Attebery, Idaho Folklife (1985) p.115

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Bundy Family

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USA : Idaho

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Stewart, Polly

Date collected

1978-1981

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X5971

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The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Broadside Index (B86552)

7 of approx 74 results
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It was a man and a jolly old man

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Farmer, Merry Songs & Ballads (1897) 2 pp.46-47

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Merry Drollery p.222

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The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Folksong Index (S460582)

8 of approx 74 results
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It was a man and a jolly old man

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Farmer, Merry Songs & Ballads (1897) 2 pp.46-47

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Merry Drollery p.222

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X4745

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Risselty, Rosselty, Now, Now, Now [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S480158)

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) C277RR

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X10951

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Niggl'jy Naggl'jy
Roud Folksong Index (S155852)

10 of approx 74 results
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I bought my wife three milking cows

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Arnold, Folksongs of Alabama (1950) p.36

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Couch, Janie Barnard

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USA : Alabama : Guntersville

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Arnold, Byron

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X6889

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The Shiftless Wife
Roud Folksong Index (S221275)

11 of approx 74 results
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I bought me a wife the tenth of June

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2792 [Search for 2792 in the current indexes]

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Western Folklore 7 (1948) pp.65-66

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USA : Ohio : Muskingum County

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Leland, J.A.C.

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Robin A-thrush Roud Broadside Index (B304972)

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Risselty, Rosselty, Now, Now, Now [traditional Ballad Index Entry] Roud Folksong Index (S480158)

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Niggl'jy Naggl'jy Roud Folksong Index (S155852)

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Robin A-thrush
Roud Broadside Index (B304972)

Robin A-thrush
Roud Folksong Index (S486260)

Risselty Rosselty
Roud Folksong Index (S263916)

The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Broadside Index (B115835)

The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Folksong Index (S460583)

Rissity Rossity
Roud Folksong Index (S276021)

The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Broadside Index (B86552)

The Tyrannical Wife
Roud Folksong Index (S460582)

Risselty, Rosselty, Now, Now, Now [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S480158)

Niggl'jy Naggl'jy
Roud Folksong Index (S155852)

The Shiftless Wife
Roud Folksong Index (S221275)