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A FAIRY FOUND A FARTHING

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Gg

Gg Report 15 Oct 2011 20:51

Does anyone know this song or nursery rhyme?
My Nana used to sing it to me. She was born 1937, i was born 1984.Her sisters and sons say they've never heard it! She died 4 years ago.
I remember the tune and most of the words but not all and it's bugging me as i want to sing it to my son. I've looked on google and can't find anything. Maybe she made it up?
Some lines are:-
a fairy found a farthing, a farthing, a far-ar-thing, a fairy found a farthing down beside the wishing well
she took it to a spider on a dusty windowsill, (something like she found a piece of ribbon? it was made of thistledown) she stitched it and sewed it, she met a little robin (sang for her so sweetly like a little silver bell) and they danced among the daisies and they danced among the dew, and all the little ? came a dancing with her too

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 15 Oct 2011 21:44

google it - there is a song on there.

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 15 Oct 2011 21:45

A fairy found a farthing [music] / words by Dorothy Cook ; music by Alex Rowley.
Date 1925.
Name Rowley, Alec, 1892-1958.
Cook, Dorothy.
Description 1 score (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
Published Sydney : Boosey & Hawkes, 1925.
Series Winthrop Rogers Edition Festival series of choral music
Notes Caption title.
Pl. no.: W.R. 4221.
Subject/Genre Songs with piano.
Music Plate W.R. 4221
Language English
From Collection Libraries ACT - Belconnen Library Local id: 0575117 Shelf: held
Record number 14615223
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DIZZI

DIZZI Report 15 Oct 2011 21:47

AMAZON



A Fairy found a Farthing. [Unison song.] Words by D. Cook [Unknown Binding]
Alec Rowley (Author)
£2.75

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

Gg

Gg Report 15 Oct 2011 21:56

thanks to everyone who replied, i just had a look and found something on amazon. I swear it wasn't there before!

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 23 Jun 2013 17:59

I've recently been looking for the words of this song to sing to my granddaughter. I've remembered them all except one in the last verse. I googled it and found 2 references to it but no actual access to it so I'm none the wiser. I see you were looking 2 years ago - did you get a copy? I can write out all words except one if you still need them.

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 23 Jun 2013 19:33

If you did manage to get the words, perhaps you could let me know the one I'm missing - 'all the little ? came a-dancing with her too.' Thanks, Cindy.