Bonny Bunch Of Thyme

artist:Foster and Allen

, writer:Traditional

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Title: Bonny Bunch Of Thyme

Artist: Foster and Allen

Writer: Traditional

Song Types: Folk

Key: F

Info: There is a song said to be from a Mrs. Habersham and from the late 17th century called "Seeds of Love", which is a version of "The Garden of Thyme". There seems to be no extant version of a "Garden of Thyme" song on a broadside ballad of the 17th century, however, there is an answer to it, "The Young Man's Answer to the Maid's Garden of Thyme". This you can find in the internet braodside index. I suspect that the unknown original "The Maid's Garden of Thyme" was an early version of the Child balld "The Gardener Lad".

In flower symbolism, thyme stood for virginity. For a catalog of some of the sundry flower symbols, see the notes to "The Broken-Hearted Gardener."
Thyme songs are almost impossible to tell apart, because of course the plot (someone seduces the girl) and the burden (let no man steal your thym) are always identical. For the same reasons, verses float freely between them.

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Bonny Bunch Of Thyme

artist:Foster and Allen

, writer:Traditional

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