Anne Briggs
the doffing mistress
Oh do you know her or do you not
This new doffing mistress we have got?
Elsie Thompson it is her name
And she helps her doffers at every frame.
(after each verse):
Fol de ri fol ra
Fol de ri fol ray
And Monday morning when she comes in
She hangs her coat on the highest pin.
Turns around just to greet her friends,
Crying, Hi,
cocks,
tie
up
your
ends!
Sometimes the boss he looks in the door,
Tie our ends up we surely do,
For Elsie Thompson but not for you.
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- Classic Anne Briggs: The Complete Topic Recordings
- English Folk Anthology
- A Collection
- New Electric Muse II: The Continuing Story of Folk Into Rock
- Sing a Song for You
- Anne Briggs
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- The Essential Guide to Folk
- The Bird In the Bush: Traditional Songs of Love and Lust
- English Originals
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- Early Morning Hush: Notes From the UK Folk Underground...
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- Beginners Guide To English Folk
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