Annotation:I Wish They'd Do It Now
Tune properties and standard notation
I WISH THEY’D DO IT NOW. English, Air. G Major. The air of a mildly risqué song with an infectious chorus that goes:
I wish they’d do it now, oh, I wish they’d do it now,
I’ve got itches in me britches and I wish they’d do it now.
The tune is almost universally known among older traditional fiddle and squeezebox players in England. "Wearing of the Green" is a related melody.
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See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index, an Index to Recorded Sources [1]