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Collected at The Castle of Comfort pub---East Harptree 25.8.04 & 25.12.07-Farmer King—from the farm next to the Big Green Gathering. Sharp stayed at east Harptree court and offered free tobacco and drink to those prepared to sing.

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Down by some crystal spring where the nightingales sing,
Most pleasant it is in season to hear the groves ring
Down by some riverside a young captain I espied
Entreating of his true love to be his bride.
Dear Phyllis says he, can you fancy me?
All in your soft bowers a crown it shall be;
And whenever you dine then you shall drink wine
And so pleasant in the season then you shall be mine
And you shall take no pain, I will you maintain;
My ship she is unloaded just come in from Spain.
Like a lady so rare I’ll maintain you so fair;
There’s no lady in the navy with you shall compare.
But if ever I prove false to my soft turtle dove,
May the ocean turn desert and the elements move;
For wherever I shall be I’ll be constant to thee;
My heart is no rover if I rove through the sea.

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Alison Hull Somerset, UK

Hello ,my name is Alison.
I sing, play guitar,whistle,trombone and hammered dulcimer.
By busking, performing and workshops I pass on songs.
I live in Somerset in southern England where most of my ancestors are from. The Folk singer George Withers was my uncle.
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