The Swan- Mrs. J. Hann (Dorset) 1906 Hammond
[One stanza from an H.E.D. Hammond MS in the Vaughan Williams online Collection. Originally title, "The Swan" retitled "Molly Vaughan." A note written on the MS says for additional text see the Handsford or Way versions.
R. Matteson 2016]
The Swan- Sung by Mrs. J. Hann of Stoke Abbot, Dorset in June 1906. Collector: H.E.D. Hammond.
One midsummer's evening when the sun was gone down
Young Jimmy went a-hunting with his dog and his gun[1]
Young Jimmy went a-hunting with his dog and his gun
All for the same purpose to shoot a white swan.
1. This line is repeated to fill in for a forgotten line.