Annotation:Cherry Ripe

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CHERRY RIPE. English, Air (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Cherry Ripe" was the name of a song with words by Herrick to a tune by Charles Edward Horn, "a tenor singer with a somewhat woolly voice," and a composer of songs and glees. He is said to have sold the copyright for a couple of guineas, and when the song proved immensely popular the publishers made thousands. It was sung by Madame Vestris in Paul Pry. See also Horn's "Banks of Allen Water" and "Bonny Fish Wife (The)."

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