EBBA 30557

British Library - Roxburghe

Recording Information
Ballad Title	The Couragious Plow-man, or, The Citizens Misfortune. / Being an incouragement to all Plow-men, to exercise themselves in their Youth with a Cudgel, / that they may better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require. / I shall not stand the Subject to repeat, / Because the Verses do it so compleat, / To hear how meekly the Citizens came off, / I think it cannot chuse but make you laugh; / The Parties here I must forbear to name, / For fear the Author chance to bear the blame.
Tune Imprint	To the Tune of, Dick and Nan, Or, The Tyrant.
Standard Tune Title	Bonny Sweet Robin; My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
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Recording Information
Ballad Title	The Couragious Plow-man, or, The Citizens Misfortune. / Being an incouragement to all Plow-men, to exercise themselves in their Youth with a Cudgel, / that they may better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require. / I shall not stand the Subject to repeat, / Because the Verses do it so compleat, / To hear how meekly the Citizens came off, / I think it cannot chuse but make you laugh; / The Parties here I must forbear to name, / For fear the Author chance to bear the blame.
Tune Imprint	To the Tune of, Dick and Nan, Or, The Tyrant.
Standard Tune Title	Bonny Sweet Robin; My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone