H (con’t)
CHORUS 1:  "Hey-ho my little buttercup
We'll dance until the sun comes up."
Thus he sang as he ploughed,
And he smiled as he sang
While the woods and welkin rang.

In a home near the wood
Where the poor farmer stood
There dwelled his helpmate
Lovely and good.
As she cooked and she stirred
She was glad that she heard
And she echoed every word.

CHORUS 2:  "Hey-ho my little buttercup
We'll dance until the sun comes up."
Thus she sang as she stirred,
And she smiled as she sang
While the woods and welkin rang.

Our thanks to you, Steve W


HERRING'S HEAD From John W. Hi there,
Do you have the music for the Herring's Head song?  Simple guitar chords will do.  I first found the song on a Singing Kettle tape that we bought when our children were small (Singing Kettle are a children's entertainment group from Scotland) but have never been able to find any music for it?
Regards, John W.

Ed. Note: the Herring’s Head song is one of 62 songs (with chords and simple accompaniment) in our SILLY! Songbook. For ordering information, email <phyl@grandfolkies.com> .


HOUND DOG SONG (not Elvis'!)

From JS: Happened across your website. Am searching for the lyrics to a song my husband heard when he was in the service and also once on a children's program (he thinks). All he can remember is "Everytime I go to town, someone kicks my dog around. Makes no difference if he's a hound, they gotta stop kicking my dog around". Any help would be appreciated. thanks

Ed. Note: Here are the lyrics, and a bit of background from Alan Lomax' s Folk Songs of North America, 1960: "Some say The Hound Dog song originated before the (US) civil war. . .(some) say it's a recently composed piece. . .The tune is the old fiddlers' favourite, Sandy Land or Sally Anne."

Ev'ry time I come to town
The boys keep kickin' my dawg aroun'
Makes no difference if he is a houn'
They gotta quit kickin' my dawg aroun'

Me an' Lem Briggs an' old Bill Brown
Took a load of corn to town
My old Jim dawg, ornery old cuss
He just naturally follored us.