“All Jolly Fellows That Handles the Plough”
Description
Singer and fellow ploughmen finish their work; they will unyoke their horse and groom him, after which the (singer/master) promises them a jug of ale. At dawn they will begin again. Refrain: "You're all jolly fellows that follows (handles) the plough"
Cross references
- cf. "The Ploughman (II)" (subject)
Broadsides
- Bodleian, Johnson Ballads 148, "All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough" ("When four o'clock comes then up we rise"), J. Catnach (London), 1813-1838; also Harding B 16(301a), Harding B 11(3226), Harding B 11(4369), Harding B 11(4370), Harding B 11(4371), "We Are All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough"
Recordings
- Fred Jordan, "We're All Jolly Fellows as Follow the Plough" (on Voice05)
References
- Kennedy 241, "All Jolly Fellows" (1 text, 1 tune)
- MacCollSeeger 102, "All Jolly Fellows That Handles the Plough" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #346
- BI, K241