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Imprint Names:  Pitts, J.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  between 1819 and 1844

Imprint: Printed and Sold by J. Pitts, Toy Warehouse 6, Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials

Notes:  See also Harding B 11(3004)

1st Ballad - Roud Number: V347

Title: Cherry ripe

First Line: Cherry ripe, ripe, ripe, I cry

Themes:  Street traders

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V419

Title: Plain gold ring

First Line: He was a knight of low degree

Performers:  Vestris (Lucia Elizabeth Mathews), Madame, 1797-1856

3rd Ballad - Roud Number: V7487

Title: The huntsmen

First Line: Dull night leaves the sky, and the bright god of day

Tune: Queen of may

Themes:  Hunting

4th Ballad - Roud Number: 2821

Title: I've been roaming

First Line: I've been roaming, I've been roaming

Performers:  Vestris (Lucia Elizabeth Mathews), Madame, 1797-1856

5th Ballad - Roud Number: V2890

Title: My love's like the red rose

First Line: O my love's like the red red rose

Authors:  Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

6th Ballad - Roud Number: V30669

Title: The last farewell

First Line: O fare you well young William cried

Tune: Wanderer

Themes:  Death

7th Ballad - Roud Number: V34701

Title: We tars have a maxim

First Line: We tars have a maxim your honours dye see

Themes:  Sailors

8th Ballad - Roud Number: V396

Title: Stand to your guns

First Line: Stand to your guns my hearts of oak

Themes:  Naval

Imprint Names:  Pitts, J.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  between 1819 and 1844

Imprint: Printed and Sold by J. Pitts, Toy Warehouse 6, Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials

Notes:  See also Harding B 11(3005)

1st Ballad - Roud Number: V419

Title: Plain gold ring

First Line: He was a knight of low degree

Performers:  Vestris (Lucia Elizabeth Mathews), Madame, 1797-1856

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V7487

Title: The huntsmen

First Line: Dull night leaves the sky, and the bright god of day

Tune: Queen of may

Themes:  Hunting

3rd Ballad - Roud Number: V347

Title: Cherry ripe

First Line: Cherry ripe, ripe, ripe, I cry

Themes:  Street traders

4th Ballad - Roud Number: V19755

Title: Origin of bubble and squeak

First Line: Down in our village there lived with the squire

Tune: When in death

5th Ballad - Roud Number: V30669

Title: The last farewell

First Line: O fare you well young William cried

Tune: Wanderer

Themes:  Death

6th Ballad - Roud Number: V34701

Title: We tars have a maxim

First Line: We tars have a maxim your honours dye see

Themes:  Sailors

7th Ballad - Roud Number: V396

Title: Stand to your guns

First Line: Stand to your guns my hearts of oak

Themes:  Naval