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In 1930 Douglas Kennedy states that the song was collected by Dr C.H. Moody of Ripon, North Yorkshire in 1925 and forms part of a sword-dance play performed around Christmas.
The Davenport Family: https://gavinandamydavenport.bandcamp.com/track/hunton-calling-song
Chorus:
Make us room for we are a-coming
All for to make you understand,
Just where and what we have been a-doing
Since we left yon foreign land.
The first to come in it is Lord Nelson,
He is the hero of the isle.
‘Twas he that has gained a garland of victory
At the Battle of the Nile.
The next to come in is the Duke of Wellington,
He who fought his battle through.
‘Twas he that has gained a garland of victory
On the plains of Waterloo.
The next to come in is the Highland laddie,
He’s got ships all on the main,
Merchandise of every description,
Now he’s returning home again.
The next to come in is Tom the tinker,
All your kettles he will mend,
And if you please do let him but venture
Tom will treat you as a friend.
The next to come in is Dick the cobbler,
He’s got little else to lose,
Except for a patched and ragged waistcoat
And a pair of worn-out shoes.