X: 1
T:The Oyle of Barly
T:Cold and Raw
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:110
R:Jig
H:Many lyrics were set to the tune, all having in common the metaphorical
H:themes of strong ale, and of "selling barley", the feminine equivalent
H:of "sowing wild oats"
H:In 1688 a "new Scotch song" set to the tune
H:appear.  Written by D'Urfey, it began "Cold and raw the North did
H:blow".
W:Be merry, my friends, and list a while
W:Unto a merry jest
W:It may
W:from you produce a smile
W:When you heare it exprest
W:Of a young man
W:lately married
W:Which was a boone goode fellow
W:This song in's head
W:he alwaies carried
W:When drink made him mellow
W:I cannot go home,
W:nor will I go home
W:It's long of the oyle of Barly
W:I'le tarry all
W:night for my delight
W:And go home in the morning early
W:--Humour,
W:Wit and Satire (1647)
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