The Trees They Did Grow High- William Ellison (Wilt) 1909 Gardiner
[Single stanza with music from: George Gardiner Manuscript Collection (GG/1/21/1420),
R. Matteson 2016]
The Trees They Did Grow High- sung by William Ellison, 79 years old, of Amesbury Workhouse, Wiltshire on 10 August, 1909. Collector: Gardiner, G.B. Guyer, John F.
The trees that did grow high and the leaves they did grow green,
The day is past and gone, my love, which you and I have seen;
In a cold winter's night, my love when you and I med[1] lie alone,
For the bonny boy is young and he's growing.
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