John Barleycorn (Burns)

For works with similar titles, see John Barleycorn.

Versions of
John Barleycorn
Robert Burns

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British folksong (Roud 164). Countless versions of this song exist; Burns' version was published in 1782 and became the model for many subsequent versions.

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Versions of John Barleycorn include:

"John Barleycorn", in The Poetical Works of Robert Burns (1887)
"John Barleycorn", in Robin Adair (n.d.) (a chapbook printed in Glasgow)
"John Barleycorn" in School Songs (1853).
"John Barleycorn" in Poems That Every Child Should Know (1904).