The Grey Cock
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The Grey Cock or Saw You My Father is one of the famous English/Scots Child ballads
(number 248). and is sometimes known as 'The Lover's Ghost'
It has been recorded many times, in particular by Eliza Carthy
Child Ballads
The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected by Francis James Child in the late nineteenth century...
(number 248). and is sometimes known as 'The Lover's Ghost'
It has been recorded many times, in particular by Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson.-Life and career:...