Whilst Leybourne wrote many of his own songs, he purchased just as many from other writers and composers, though where his name appears in the records next to a song is sometimes difficult to know whether he had any contribution to writing it or whether it simply featured in his constantly changing repertoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With that proviso in mind, here is a list of songs which we can be reasonably certain that he wrote the words and\/or music that have later featured in the repertoire of traditional singers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- The Basket of onions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Come fill me a tankard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Down in a diving bell<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Man on the flying trapeze<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mother says I mustn\u2019t<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Here is the list of songs from his repertoire which later featured in the repertoire of traditional singers. These were written by others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Blighted Gardener, The; Cabbages and Turnip tops<\/a> (GW Hunt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bold Fisherman, The<\/a> (GW Hunt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dark girl dress\u2019d in blue, The<\/a> (Harry Clifton)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Jessie the belle at the bar<\/a> (George Ware)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- My pretty Yorkshire Lass<\/a> (FW Egerton)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Polly put the kettle on <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Rock the Cradle, John!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- That’s where you make the mistake <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ting! Ting! That\u2019s how the bell goes<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Turkey Rhubarb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Up in a Balloon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- nTailor and the crow, The https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/5552496\/page\/n34\/mode\/1up?q=tailor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
- Bold Fisherman, The<\/a> (GW Hunt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Come fill me a tankard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
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