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Songs 1 - 15 of 15 in Children

Title Performer Year Genre Listen
Cock Robin
Cock Robin is dead and cold in his grave,
Fred Banks 2007 Children’s Songs Listen
The Dalesman's Litany
It’s hard when folks can’t find their work where they’ve been bred and born;
Ray Padgett 2006 Occupational Listen
Father's Advice
My ord father he used ti say ti me,
Norman Creaser 2006 Humour Listen
Fourpence A Day

Ore's a-waiting in the tubs, snow's upon t'fell,

Cedric Binns 2005 Mining Lead Listen
Here we come a wassailing
Oh, here we come a wassailing among the leaves so green,
Billy Clark 1973 Ritual Listen
King William Was King George's Son

King William was King James’s son, all the royal races run,

Nona Cromack 2007 Children’s Songs Listen
The Lady of York
There was a lady, a lady of York,
Jim Eldon 1983 Supernatural Listen
The Nobleman and the Thresherman
A nobleman met with a thresherman one day,
Frank Hinchliffe 1976 Occupational Listen
Old Johnny Walker
O’d Johnny Walker’s deead and gone, deead and gone, deead and gone,
Tanton Pockley Cross 1969 Humour Listen
Owd Jack Braddalar

Number one, number one, ’od my ’oss while I jump on.

Chorus:

Doreen and Dennis Wilcockson with Wendy Gregson 2007 Children’s Songs Listen
The Pear Tree
Now me an’ two other boys went on the spree,
Frank Hinchliffe 1976 Humour Listen
Six Jolly Miners
Six jolly miners, we’re not worth a pin,
Lou Wroe 1975 Ritual Listen
Spencer the Rover
These words were composed by Spencer the Rover,
Ray Padgett 2007 Domestic Listen
Walking Down Old Green Lane

As Ah was walking down old Green Lane, Ah met a collier lad,

Mick Haywood 1999 Mining - Coal Listen
What is that blood on thy shirtsleeve ?
“What is that blood on thy shirt sleeve,
Frank Hinchliffe 1976 Crime Listen