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Francis James Child

Francis James Child

52 songs
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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

40 tracks

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Album
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

40 tracks

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Single
Jan 1550
The Battle of Otterburn (Ballad 161)
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Single
Jan 1550
The Battle of Otterburn (Ballad 161)
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Top Songs

#1
The Marriage of Sir Gawain (Child 31)
#2
Willie’s Lady (Child 6)
#3
St. Stephen and Herod (Child 22)
#4
The King’s Daughter Jane
#5
The Cherry-Tree Carol
#6
Matty Groves
#7
The Unquiet Grave
#8
Hind Horn (Child 17A)

About Francis James Child

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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
40 tracks

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The Marriage of Sir Gawain (Child 31)

Kinge Arthur liues in merry Carleile, And seemely is to see, And there he hath with him Queene Genever, That bride soe bright of blee. And t…

Willie’s Lady (Child 6)

Willie has taen him oer the fame, He’s woo’d a wife and brought her hame. He’s woo’d her for her yellow hair, But his mother wrought her mic…

St. Stephen and Herod (Child 22)

Seynt Steuene was a clerk in kyng Herowdes halle, And seruyd him of bred and cloþ, as euery kyng befalle Steuyn out of kechone cam, wyth bor…

The King’s Daughter Jane

Queen Jane sat at her window one day A sewing a silken seam She looked out at the merry green woods And saw the green nut tree And saw the g…

The Cherry-Tree Carol

54A: The Cherry-Tree Carol 54A.1 JOSEPH was an old man, and an old man was he, When he wedded Mary, in the land of Galilee. 54A.2 Joseph and…

Matty Groves

A holiday, a holiday, The first one of the year Lord Arlen's wife came into church The gospel for to hear. And when the meeting it was done …

The Unquiet Grave

Cold blows the wind to my true love, And gently drops the rain. I've never had but one true love, And in green-wood he lies slain. I'll do a…

Hind Horn (Child 17A)

IN Scotland there was a babie born, And his name it was called young Hind Horn. Lilie lal, etc. With a fal lal, etc. He sent a letter to our…

The Battle of Otterburn (Ballad 161)

It feel about the Lammas tide , When the muir-men win their hay, The doughty Douglas bound him to ride Into England, to drive a prey. He cho…

Kemp Owyne (Child 34A)

Her mother died when she was young , Which gave her cause to make great moan; Her father married the warst woman That ever lived in Christen…

Discography at a glance

52

Songs on Lyrks

1

Albums

12

Singles

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Francis James Child is a music artist with 52 songs on Lyrks.

Popular tracks by Francis James Child include The Marriage of Sir Gawain (Child 31), Willie’s Lady (Child 6), St. Stephen and Herod (Child 22), The King’s Daughter Jane, The Cherry-Tree Carol. Browse full lyrics on Lyrks.

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