Fran and Geoff Doel's Folklore of Kent (Tempus, 2003) mentions a number of eighteenth-century broadside ballads related to South East London, including The Jolly Sailor and the Lady of Greenwich which includes the verse:
A Lady Born of birth and fame
To Greenwich Town for pleasure came
Where she a sailor did behold
Both tall and trim, of courage bold.
Others include 'Greenwich Moorings', 'The Greenwich Pensioner's Garland', 'The Greenwich Lovers' Garland', 'Jack of Greenwich' and 'Fair Betsy of Deptford'. Some of these seem to have been included in volume called The Kentish Garland, but I haven't been able to trace the lyrics of these South London songs. Anybody got them?
Wildflower & Nature Walk Sunday 21st April 2024 led by Tom Moulton & Peter
Robinson
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There will be a Wildflower and Nature Walk Sunday 21st April 2024 led by
Tom Moulton and Peter Robinson. Meet at the Ladywell Road Gate, the guided
walk is...
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