Cold and Raw
X:1
T:Cold and Raw
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:110
R:Jig
H:Many lyrics were set to the tune, all having in common the metaphorical
H:themes of strong ale, and of "selling barley", the feminine equivalent
H:of "sowing wild oats"
H:In 1688 a "new Scotch song" set to the tune
H:appear. Written by D'Urfey, it began "Cold and raw the North did
H:blow".
W:Be merry, my friends, and list a while Unto a merry jest
W:It may from you produce a smile When you heare it exprest
W:Of a young man lately married Which was a boone goode fellow
W:This song in's head he alwaies carried When drink made him mellow
W:I cannot go home, nor will I go home It's long of the oyle of Barly
W:I'le tarry all night for my delight And go home in the morning early
W:--Humour,
W:Wit and Satire (1647)
F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/England/Playford/Stingo.abc
K:GDor
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X:1
T:Cold and Raw
M:6/4
L:1/8
N:”Longways for as many as will.”
B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth
B: (London, 1740, No. 153)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
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X:1
T:Cold and Raw
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 164)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
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