The Daughter Of Peggy O / Ruggleton's Daughter
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge)
(CJS2/9/1658)
- First Line
- There was a little man came from the West
- Performer
- Spiller, Charles
- Date collected
- 1 Sep 1908
- Place
- England : Somerset : Pitminster
- Collector
- Sharp, Cecil J.
- Roud No
- 117 [Search for 117 in the current indexes]
- Alt Ref No
- FW 1658-1659 / FT 1815
- Format
- Manuscript
- Type
- Song
- Subtype
- Src Contents
- Text
- Named Tune
- Child No
- Child 277
- Laws No
- Notes
-
Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Words pp.1658-1659 / Folk Tunes p.1815. Two titles given in the manuscript. Note by Cecil Sharp 'Charles Spiller (84) at Kibbear Farm Pitminster'
- Author / Composer
- VWML Location
- Repository
- Clare College, Cambridge
- Printer / Publisher
- Pub Place
- Pub Date
- Level
- Item
- Volume
- Folk Words
- Assoc Source
- Date extant
Media
2 media items.
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1658
Ruggleston's Daughter/The daughter of Peggy O
There was a little man came from the West
Fal de ral de ral de ral de ri-ge-o
He married a wife she was not one of the best
She was the driggle draggle daughter of Peggy O.
She wouldn't card she wouldn't spin
Fal de ral
She wouldn't work all in the kitchen
She was the etc.
She wouldn't bake she wouldn't brew
She wouldn't make her black look blue
When this good man came home from plough
He says, my dear is the dinner ready now
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t
1659
(No no and I will not be your drudge) 1
She said No No I won't be your drudge
You'll get some other one to be your drudge
And this good man pulled his coat from back
And made his stick go midgy, midgy [sic] whack
On the driggle draggle daughter of Peggio
O I will card and I will spin
And I will work all in the kitchen
I will bake and I will brew
And I will make my black look blue
And if that wont do what I say now
I'll take the whip and go to plough
Charles Spiller (8[9]) at [Kibbeau] Farm Pitminster Sept [September] 1st 1908
1815
1 Alternative words added in brackets above line.
Transcription
Show all of transcription1658
Ruggleston's Daughter/The daughter of Peggy O
There was a little man came from the West
Fal de ral de ral de ral de ri-ge-o
He married a wife she was not one of the best
She was the driggle draggle daughter of Peggy O.
She wouldn't card she wouldn't spin
Fal de ral
She wouldn't work all in the kitchen
She was the etc.
She wouldn't bake she wouldn't brew
She wouldn't make her black look blue
When this good man came home from plough
He says, my dear is the dinner ready now
1659
(No no and I will not be your drudge) 1
She said No No I won't be your drudge
You'll get some other one to be your drudge
And this good man pulled his coat from back
And made his stick go midgy, midgy [sic] whack
On the driggle draggle daughter of Peggio
O I will card and I will spin
And I will work all in the kitchen
I will bake and I will brew
And I will make my black look blue
And if that wont do what I say now
I'll take the whip and go to plough
Charles Spiller (8[9]) at [Kibbeau] Farm Pitminster Sept [September] 1st 1908
1815
Relationships
- CJS2/9 Folk words collected by Cecil Sharp
- CJS2/9/1658 The Daughter Of Peggy O / Ruggleton's Daughter (This record)
