SOURCES OF THE TUNES.
| I. |
AN OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GRAY. Old English air first published in 1665. |
| II. |
THE BONNY GRAY-EY'D MORN. Composed by Jeremiah Clarke in 1695. |
| III. |
COLD AND RAW. Old Irish air, 1600. "The Irish Ho Hoane" cir. 1610. |
| IV. |
WHY IS YOUR FAITHFUL SLAVE DISDAIN'D? Composed by Bononcini. Published in Playford's Banquet. 1688 |
| V. |
OF ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS WE DO. Old Irish air, 1660. Introduced by Doggett into his Country Wake, 1696; also known as "The Mouse Trap," 1719. |
| VI. |
WHAT SHALL I DO TO SHOW HOW MUCH I LOVE HER? Composed by Henry Purcell. Bonduca in 1695. |
| VII. |
OH! LONDON IS A FINE TOWN, Old English. Published by Playford in 1665. |
| VIII. |
GRIM KING OF THE GHOSTS. [pg 151] Old Irish. Adapted by Henry Purcell to "Hail to the Myrtle Shades," in Theodosius, 1680. Also adapted to "Rosalind's Complaint," by Mr. Baker, in 1727. |
| IX. |
O JENNY! O JENNY! Old Irish air, 1600. Adapted to "May Fair," 1703. |
| X. |
THOMAS, I CANNOT. Sung in Weaver's Perseus and Andromede, 1717. Published in Playford's Dancing Master, in 1719. |
| XI. |
A SOLDIER AND A SAILOR. Composed by John Eccles for Congreve's Love for Love, 1696. |
| XII. |
NOW PONDER WELL. Old English. "The Children in the Wood." Seventeenth Century. |
| XIII. |
LE PRINTEMPS RAPPELLE. Old French chanson. |
| XIV. |
PRETTY PARROT, SAY. Old English. Published by Playford in 1719. |
| XV. |
PRAY, FAIR ONE, BE KIND. Old English air, 1715. |
| XVI. |
OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY. Old Irish. Atkinson's MS. in 1694. By Farquhar in his Recruiting Officer, in 1706. Published by Durfey in 1709. |
| XVII. |
GIN THOU WERT MINE AWN THING. Old Scotch. Published by Ramsay in 1726, in his "Musick for the Songs in the Tea Table Miscellany." |
| XVIII. |
O THE BROOM! Old Irish. Quoted by Bishop Wadding in 1680. |
| XIX. |
FILL EVERY GLASS. A French Drinking Song. "Que chacun remplisse son verre"; adapted by Durfey in 1710. |
| XX. |
MARCH IN "RINALDO." [pg 152] Composed by Handel. Produced in 1711. |
| XXI. |
WOULD YOU HAVE A YOUNG VIRGIN? Old Irish. Published as "Poor Robin's Maggot" in 1652. Adapted by Durfey to a song in Modern Prophets in 1709. |
| XXII. |
COTILLON. A French Dance tune. Printed in a Frankfort book of the year 1664, and by Playford as "Tony's Rant," in 1726. |
| XXIII. |
ALL IN A MISTY MORNING. Old English. "The Friar and the Nun" (Friar Foxtail). Printed by Playford in 1651. Durfey's Pills, 1719. |
| XXIV. |
WHEN ONCE I LAY WITH ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE. Old English. Sung in Durfey's The Wiltshire Maid. |
| XXV. |
WHEN FIRST I LAID SIEGE TO MY CHLORIS. Old Irish. Adapted by Durfey in his Pills, 1720. |
| XXVI. |
COURTIERS, COURTIERS, THINK IT NO HARM. Old English air, 1720. |
| XXVII. |
A LOVELY LASS TO A FRIAR CAME. Old Irish. Printed in 1721. |
| XXVIII. |
'TWAS WHEN THE SEA WAS ROARING. Composed by Handel. Sung in Gay's What d'ye call it (1715). |
| XXIX. |
THE SUN HAD LOOS'D HIS WEARY TEAMS. Old English. "The Hemp Dresser." Published by Playford in 1651. |
| XXX. |
HOW HAPPY ARE WE. Composed by Dr. Pepusch. 1716. |
| XXXI. |
OF A NOBLE RACE WAS SHENKIN. Introduced in Henry Purcell's Richmond Heiress, 1693. |
| XXXII. |
No name, but evidently< intended for HOW SHOULD I YOUR TRUE LOVE KNOW. Ophelia's song. Published by Playford in 1713. |
| XXXIII. |
LONDON LADIES. [pg 153] Old English. |
| XXXIV. |
ALL IN THE DOWNS. Composed by Henry Carey. 1720. |
| XXXV. |
HAVE YOU HEARD OF A FROLICKSOME DITTY. Old Irish. "Molly Roe." Published as "The Rant" in Apollo's Banquet, in 1690. |
| XXXVI. |
IRISH TROT. Old Irish. Printed as "Hyde Park," by Playford, in 1651. |
| XXXVII. |
No name given, but evidently CONSTANT BILLY, published in 1726. Sir H. Bishop says that it was composed by Geminiani. |
| XXXVIII. |
GOOD-MORROW, GOSSIP JOAN. Old English. Printed in 1705. |
| XXXIX. |
IRISH HOWL. Old Irish. Printed as "The Irish Howl," by Playford, in the third volume of his Dancing Master, in 1726. |
| XL. |
THE LASS OF PATIE'S MILL. Old Scotch. Printed in Orpheus Caledonius. 1725. |
| XLI. |
IF LOVE'S A SWEET PASSION. Composed by Henry Purcell. Fairy Queen (1692). |
| XLII. |
SOUTH-SEA BALLAD. Old English. Printed in 1720. |
| XLIII. |
PACKINGTON'S POUND. Old English. Melody in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. |
| XLIV. |
LILLIBULLERO. Old Irish. Printed in 1688. Adapted by Purcell. |
| XLV. |
DOWN IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. Old English. |
| XLVI. |
A SHEPHERD KEPT SHEEP. Old English. |
| XLVII. |
ONE EVENING, HAVING LOST MY WAY. [pg 154] Printed as "Walpole, or the Happy Clown," in 1719. Words by Birkhead. The tune also occurs in the Overture. |
| XLVIII. |
NOW, ROGER, I'LL TELL THEE BECAUSE THOU'RT MY SON. Old English. |
| XLIX. |
O BESSY BELL! Old Scotch. Printed by Playford in 1700. |
| L. |
WOULD FATE TO ME BELINDA GIVE. Composed by John Wilford. Printed in 1710. |
| LI. |
COME, SWEET LASS. The tune was printed as "Greenwich Park," by Playford. 1688. Song from The Compleat Academy (1685). Music composed by Jeremiah Clarke, 1685. |
| LII. |
THE LAST TIME I WENT O'ER THE MOOR. Old Scotch. Printed in Ramsay's Tea Table Misc. 1726. |
| LIII. |
TOM TINKER'S MY TRUE LOVE. Old English. Printed by Playford in 1664. |
| LIV. |
I AM A POOR SHEPHERD UNDONE. Old English. Printed by Playford in 1716. |
| LV. |
IANTHE THE LOVELY. Composed by John Barret, 1701. |
| LVI. |
A COBLER THERE WAS. Old English. |
| LVII. |
BONNY DUNDEE. Old Scotch. The melody is in the Skene MS., 1630. |
| LVIII. |
HAPPY GROVES. Adapted from "The Pilgrim," composed by J. Barret in 1701. |
| LIX. |
OF ALL THE GIRLS THAT ARE SO SMART. Composed by Henry Carey, in 1716. N.B.—The air was superseded by another in 1790. |
| LX. |
BRITONS, STRIKE HOME. [pg 155] Composed by Henry Purcell. Bonduca, 1695. |
| LXI. |
CHEVY CHASE. Old English. Early Seventeenth century. Printed in 1710. |
| LXII. |
TO OLD SIR SIMON THE KING. Old English. Seventeenth century. Printed in 1652. |
| LXIII. |
JOY TO GREAT CÆSAR. Composed by Frescobaldi (1614). Adapted by Tom Durfey in 1682 or 1683. |
| LXIV. |
THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN. Old English. Printed as "Puddings and Pies," by Playford, in 1716. |
| LXV. |
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A GALLANT SAILOR? Old Irish. "Youghal Harbour," in 1720. Also known as "Ned of the Hill" (1700). |
| LXVI. |
WHY ARE MINE EYES STILL FLOWING. Old English. Seventeenth century. |
| LXVII. |
GREEN SLEEVES. Old English. Sixteenth century. |
| LXVIII. |
ALL YOU THAT MUST TAKE A LEAP. Composed by Lewis Ramondon. 1710. |
| LXIX. |
LUMPS OF PUDDING. Old Irish. Printed by Playford in 1701. Adapted by Durfey in 1697. |
W.H. GRATTAN FLOOD.
June 7th, 1915.