Broadside Ballads Online

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1st Ballad - Roud Number: V1936

Title: The Mountain Maid

First Line: The Mountain Maid from her bow'r has hied

Performers:  Sinclair, John, 1791-1857

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 1251

Title: Ere around the huge oak

First Line: Ere around the huge oak that overshadows yon mill

3rd Ballad - Roud Number: 13229

Title: Buy a broom

First Line: From Teutchland I came with my light wares all laden

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

4th Ballad - Roud Number: V8085

Title: Love's Labour Lost

First Line: Young Love in a transport exclaim'd

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

5th Ballad - Roud Number: V2897

Title: On banks of blushing roses

First Line: Young Pleasure like a swain array'd

6th Ballad - Roud Number: V12869

Title: Irish melody

First Line: O the days are gone by when beauty bright

7th Ballad - Roud Number: V2068

Title: Country sports

First Line: Happy is a country life

Themes:  Rural society

8th Ballad - Roud Number: V3455

Title: The Wake of Teddy Roe

First Line: In Dublin that city of riches and fame

Themes:  Irish wakes

9th Ballad - Roud Number: V1936

Title: The Mountain Maid

First Line: The Mountain Maid from her bow'r has hied

Performers:  Sinclair, John, 1791-1857

10th Ballad - Roud Number: V3588

Title: March to the Battle Field

First Line: March to the battle field

Performers:  Braham, John, 1774-1856

11th Ballad - Roud Number: V13839

Title: Sing to Love a Roundelay

First Line: Oh, Love is the fairy power

12th Ballad - Roud Number: V2050

Title: My native land, good-night

First Line: Adieu! adieu! my native shore

Authors:  Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824

13th Ballad - Roud Number: V7380

Title: Jamie of Dundee

First Line: I Canna like ye, gentle Sir

14th Ballad - Roud Number: 2821

Title: I've been roaming

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

Performers:  Stephens, Catherine, 1794-1882

15th Ballad - Roud Number: 13006

Title: The Spider and the fly

First Line: Will you walk in to my parlour said a Spider to a Fly

16th Ballad - Roud Number: 5512

Title: Comin thro' the rye

First Line: Gin a body meet a body

17th Ballad - Roud Number: V2901

Title: The Rose will cease to Blow

First Line: The rose will cease to blow

18th Ballad - Roud Number: 18844

Title: The King and Countryman

First Line: There was an old chap in the west country

19th Ballad - Roud Number: V1765

Title: The Parson's clerk

First Line: Near Moorfields is a house of prayer

Tune: Dashing Serjeant

20th Ballad - Roud Number: 13787

Title: The Minute-Gun at Sea

First Line: When in the storm on Albion's coast

Themes:  Sailors

21st Ballad - Roud Number: V6442

Title: The chough & crow

First Line: The chough and crow to roost is gone

Performers:  Sung in Guy Mannering