John Barleycorn - still very much alive

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John Barleycorn - still very much alive

Image: © Roger Jones Taken: 30 May 2022

Barleyfield near Doggetts Farm, Rochford. There were three men came out of the east Their fortunes for to try And these three men made a solemn vow John Barleycorn must die They've ploughed, they've sown, they've harrowed him in Threw clods upon his head And these three men made a solemn vow John Barleycorn was dead (Trad, arr Burns, Winwood)

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.592082
Longitude
0.711509