Song Lyrics Unknown - Escape Of Old John Webb    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Escape Of Old John Webb Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Escape Of Old John Webb Theme ID: 3973 Album: N/A THE ESCAPE OF OLD JOHN WEBB There were nine to guard the British ranks, And five to guard the town about And two to stand at either hand And one to let old Tenor out. There was eighty weight of good Spanish iron Between his neckbone and his knee But Billy took Johnny under his arm And lugged him away right artfully. cho: And Billy broke locks and Billy broke bolts And Billy broke all that he came nigh, Until he came to the dungeon door And that he broke right manfully. They mounted their horse and away did ride (And who but they rode gallantly) Until they came to the river bank And there they alighted most merrily. And then they called for a room to dance (And who but they danced merrily) And the best dancer among them all Was old John Webb, who was just set free. Recorded by Burl Ives. Note: According to Ives, this is part of a 20-verse broadside about a jailbreak in Salem, Mass. in 1730. If true, someone co-opted a 16th Century Scottish border ballad, and made it fit. RG Child #187 and/or Child #188 @America @jail @outlaw @escape @ballad filename[ JOHNWEBB play.exe JOHNWEBB RG ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Everybody Does It In Hawaii, Everythings Going My Way, Evilhearted Man, Ewie Wi The Crookit Horn, Factory Girl, Factory Lad, Faded Coat Of Blue, Fair And Free Elections, Fair And Tender Ladies, Fair Annie, Fair At Turloughmore, Fair Eliza, Fair Flower Of Northumberland, Fair Maid Stranded On The Turnpike, Fair Nottamun Town, Fair O Balnaminna, Fair Rosie, Faithful Johnny, Fall Dee Ray, False Bride, False Knight On The Road, False Knight Upon The Road, False Lady, False Lover Won Back Bonnie Love, False Young Man, Family Song, Family Tree, Famine Song Praties They Grow Small, Famous Flower Of Serving Men, Faraway Tom, Fare Thee Well Enniskillen, Fare Ye Well Lovely Nancy, Farewell, Farewell And Adieu, Farewell Dear Love, Farewell Farewell, Farewell He, Farewell To Carlingford, Farewell To Funery, Farewell To Grog, Farewell To Nova Scotia, Farewell To Old Bedford, Farewell To Tarwathie, Farewell To The Gold, Farewell To Whisky, Farmer Feeds Them All, Farnesol, Fartheralong, Fatal Glass Of Beer, Father Was Killed By The Pinkerton Men, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy