“The Sheep-Shearing”
Description
Singer praises sheep and shearing. The singer laments that the sheep must be sheared in the June heat. In some versions, the singer tells of the master's demands for more wool. The song ends "when all our work is done" and the crew goes celebrating
Notes
"The Sweet Nightingale", with which this song shares a tune, is not to be confused with "One Morning in May". -PJS
Cross references
- cf. "The Sweet Nightingale" (tune)
References
- Sharp-100E 95, "The Sheep Shearing" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Kennedy 267, "The Black Ram" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, SHEEPSHR SHEEPSH2*
- Roud #879
- BI, ShH95