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 Horn, "a tenor singer with a somewhat woolly voice." 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.

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