The Seeds of Love
Jack-in-the-Green track 11
The first folk song collected by Cecil Sharp was a version of The Seeds of Love, from Somerset gardener John England. This version comes from the Sussex singer George 'Pop' Maynard. It was included on the Topic LP Ye Subjects of England, and on The Voice of the People Volume 10: Who's That at My Bed Window?
5-part vocal harmony arrangment - score
(original arrangment by Andy Turner - I'm not sure we've ever sung it exactly as written, either on record or in live performance).
You can hear a live recording of this song from a gig at Bampton in 2013, at A Folk Song A Week Week 143 – The Seeds of Love.