Alex Milson - Will the Weaver (101-05)

This song is sung with guitar accompaniment. This is a rather old British song, Roud Number 432, which was first printed no later than 1812 in London: see here for old sources and scanned texts Here are some notes on the collection of the song and lyrics to a version in England

This is a humorous song about a troublemaking chimney sweeper named Willie Weaver. The singer discovers that his wife is cheating on him with Will the Weaver and so he sends Will home with a pair o  black eyes. This song appears elsewhere in the Manny collection as (032-04), (038-01), (072-02), and (123-03).  Milson, Alex 1961  Two versions of the song, each with some similarities to this recorded version, appear online at http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/0028/index.html and http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/0028/index.html. 101-05 [[Category:M]]