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Lawyer Bold
Roud Folksong Index (S181606)

1 of approx 68 results
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Lawyer bold the other day, A

Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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BBC recording 21544

Performer

Copper, Bob

Place

England : Sussex : Rottingdean

Collector

Date collected

1955 (2 Feb)

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X9582

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Lawyer Lee
Roud Folksong Index (S181607)

2 of approx 68 results
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As I walked out one May morning

Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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BBC recording 21476

Performer

Curtis, Andrew

Place

England : Dorset : Corfe

Collector

Kennedy, Peter

Date collected

1954 (10 Oct)

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X9582

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The Lawyer Bold
Roud Folksong Index (S151857)

3 of approx 68 results
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Lawyer bold the other day, A

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922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Copper, Early to Rise (1976) pp.254-255

Performer

Copper Family

Place

England : Sussex : Rottingdean

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Printed : Book

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X4966

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Mowing the Barley
Roud Folksong Index (S215788)

4 of approx 68 results
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Lawyer he went out one day, A

Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Sharp, One Hundred English Folksongs (1916) pp.136-137

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England

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

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Printed : Book

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X5261

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Mowing the Barley
Roud Folksong Index (S245397)

5 of approx 68 results
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Lawyer he went out one day, A

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922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Baring-Gould & Sharp, English Folk-Songs for Schools (1906) pp.108-109

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England

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X4931

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Lawyer Lee
Roud Folksong Index (S151859)

6 of approx 68 results
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When lawyer Lee went out one day

Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Sharp, English County Folk Songs (1908-1912 / 1961) pp.151-153

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Place

England : Warwickshire

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

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Printed : Book

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X5252

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Mowing the Barley (cold and Raw) [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S504474)

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Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) ShH60

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Online index

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X10951

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http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/ShH60.html
Mowing the Barley
Roud Folksong Index (S155022)

8 of approx 68 results
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It's of a lawyer as you shall hear

Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Richards & Stubbs, English Folksinger (1979) pp.104-105

Performer

Chivers, Charles

Place

England

Collector

Gardiner, George B.

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Printed : Book

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X5230

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A Lawyer He Rode Out
Roud Folksong Index (S317291)

9 of approx 68 results
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Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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George Butterworth MSS (VWML) Vol.7(b) p.68 (version b)

Performer

Verrall, Mrs.

Place

England : Sussex : Horsham

Collector

Butterworth, George

Date collected

1908

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Manuscript Collection

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X7262

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Mowing the Barley
Roud Folksong Index (S155021)

10 of approx 68 results
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Lawyer he went out one day, A

Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Sharp, English Folk Songs 1 (1921) pp.102-103

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England

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

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Mowing the barley : etc.

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X5255

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The Lawyer Bold
Roud Folksong Index (S212592)

11 of approx 68 results
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Lawyer bold the other day, A

Roud No

922 [Search for 922 in the current indexes]

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Copper, Copper Family Song Book (1995) p.91

Performer

Copper Family

Place

England : Sussex : Peacehaven

Collector

Date collected

1936 (Text)

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MS family songbook

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X4965

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