This song, from "The Yeoman of the Guard", is a variation on the old song, "Come And I Will Sing You" or "The Twelve Apostles." There are several songs in the folk tradition that use this method of adding on extra lines until you end up with a very long final verse. Some examples are "Green Grow the Rushes", "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "The Rattling Bog" and "The Court of King Caractacus." The song tells the old story of a man who is rejected by the woman he loves, as she is aiming higher. When she in turn is rejected, he is quite happy to take her back. Peter, Paul and Mary included this song on their children's album, "Peter, Paul and Mommy," (1969) Author: raymondcrooke Keywords: folk music yeoman guard peter paul mary children love Added: July 22, 2008
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