“The Mole-Catcher”

Description

The old molecatcher learns that his wife is carrying on with a young farmer. He catches them in the act, and demands ten pounds of the farmer for "tilling my ground." The farmer says that's a fair price, "For that won't amount t'above tuppence a time."

Recordings

• A. L. Lloyd, "The Molecatcher" (on Lloyd1)

References

1. Kennedy 206, "The Mole-Catcher" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Copper-SoBreeze, pp. 268-269, "The Molecatcher" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. MacSeegTrav 38, "The Molecatcher" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. DT, MOLECATCH*
5. Roud #1052
6. BI, K206