by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
The mugger's song
Language: English
Driving up the Mallerstang The mugger cracked his whip and sang And all his crocks went rattle, rattle - "The road runs fair and smooth and even From Appleby to Kirkby Stephen And womenfolk are kittle cattle. And Kirkby Stephen's fair to see And inns are good in Appleby," And all his crocks went rattle, rattle. "But what care I for Kirkby Stephen, Or whether roads are rough or even, And womenfolk are kittle cattle? And what care I for Appleby, Since Bess of the Blue Bell jilted me?" And all his crocks went rattle, rattle - "And wed today in Kirkby Stephen, A sweep whose legs are odd and even? And womenfolk are kittle cattle."
Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "The mugger's song", appears in Whin, first published 1918 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "The mugger's song", 1920 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "The mugger's song", op. 34 no. 6 (1919), published 1924 [ voice and piano ], from Whin: Six Songs, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
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