Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

The Brown Girl

A.  Heading. The Brown Girl; to an excellent tune.
B.  From A right merry book of Garlands. Collected by J. Bell, on the Quay, Newcastle upon Tyne. A slip inserted after the 6th Garland bears these words: The old garlands in these volumes [11621. c. 3, c. 4] are printed by J. White, who died in 1769, and by T. Saint, who died in 1788. ... Letter of J. Bell.
The Brown Girl's Garland, composed of four extraordinary new songs.
The bonny Brown Girl, etc., etc.
44. his Eilk.

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