John Appleby

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T:John Appleby
B:Broadwood, L, 1893, English County Songs, London, Leadenhall Press
S:Samuel Willett, Cuckfield, Sussex, who got the song from Kentish hop-pickers
Z:Lucy Broadwood
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w:John Ap-ple-by was a man's name, he lived near the sign of the Ket-tle,
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w:His wife she was call-ed Joan Qui-et, be-cause she could scold but a lit-tle *
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w:John to the ale-house would go, Joan to the gin-shop would run;
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w:John would get drunk with the wo-men and Joan would get drunk with the men
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w:And Joan would get drunk with the men.

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