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This Web page is intended to cite a great many scores of songs sung by the Hutchinson Family.  In recent times, sheet music has come to light for songs that I never before knew had been formally published with music.  Such additions to the basic list of scores could make this document more interesting than one might anticipate in connection with a vocal group that has been as extensively studied as the Hutchinson Family.  This page also includes queries to readers about songs which are not commonly known to have been published, such as "Come, Let Us Part."  If we ask the right questions or if this page is visited by the right parties, we may get some pleasant surprises.

The Mackerel Catchers

"The Mackerel Catchers: Song and Chorus."  Lyrics and music: E. W. Locke.  Boston: Oliver Ditson.  1849.

• "Sung with unbounded applause at the concerts of the New Branch of the Hutchinson Family."
• For some reason, the name of songwriter E. W. Locke is given incorrectly, on the "Mackerel Catchers" score, as E. W. Lake.
• The only copy of "The Mackerel Catchers" known to me is in the large collection of Hutchinson Family scores at the Dartmouth College library.

The May Queen

"The May Queen: Cantata in Three Parts." Lyrics: Alfred Tennyson. Music: William R. Dempster. Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1845.

• Evidently Abby J. Hutchinson seldom if ever performed the third part of "The May Queen."
• "The May Queen" was published complete and in parts and is quite widely available at research libraries, historical societies, and other institutions.  So I will mostly limit myself here to the main collections of Hutchinson Family materials.  "The May Queen" is available at the libraries of Dartmouth College, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the University of Virginia.  There is also a West Coast copy at the University of California at Los Angeles.  The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky is said to have a copy.  I have noticed it often lately as the holder of materials related to the Hutchinson Family as well as to other music groups of the same era and similar type including evidently countless bands of bell ringers.

The Millenium

"The Millenium." [ Lyrics: Caleb Hutchinson. ] Music: Caleb Hutchinson and Joshua Hutchinson. [ First line of text: "What do I see? Ah! look, behold, That glorious day, by prophets told." ] Boston: Wm. H. Oakes. 1847.

• John, in his book Story of the Hutchinsons, said, "Joshua wrote a tune for Caleb's song, 'The Millennium,' but in one of his hallucinations Judson wrote another to which it was ever afterwards sung."  For the original source of this passage, see John W. Hutchinson (1896, 2:301).   This information, though, should be used with caution.  The main Hutchinson Family vocal group did, at times, sing "The Millenium."  And evidently members of that group switched to the new melody by Judson Hutchinson.  Judson was the Hutchinsons most accomplished composer, and no doubt his tune was a good one.  But "The Millenium" was far and away most closely associated with Joshua Hutchinson.  And I am not aware of any information or even inference to the effect that Joshua stopped singing this song to his own tune.
• There are what may be slightly different editions of this score in the collections of the library at Dartmouth College and the Library of Congress.
• Do you know of a source of the original music for "The Millenium" which was composed by Judson J. Hutchinson?   If you do and you would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link toward the bottom of the page.

Mother Says I Musn't

"Mother Says I Musn't." Lyrics and music: G. W. Hunt. First line of text: "I fell in love with a pretty girl." First line of chorus: "Mother says I musn't." London: Hopwood & Crew. 1870.

• It is worth noting, in minute detail, the spelling of the title of this song before searching on its name in any of various databases.   I believe literally every single print source I have ever seen gives the title, incorrectly, as "Mother Says I Mustn't."  That one, tiny, one-letter difference can make all the difference in the world to a computer.
• The only copy of "Mother Says I Musn't" known to me is at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.  However, now  -  armed with the correct spelling of the title  -  this is a thing that could possibly change.

Mrs. Lofty and I

"Mrs. Lofty and I." Lyrics: A Lady of Buffalo. Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "Mrs. Lofty keeps a carriage, So do I." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1858.

• "Mrs. Lofty and I" may be found at the library of Dartmouth College, as well as at other fine academic research libraries, historical societies, and various learned institutions.

My Mother's Bible

"My Mother's Bible." Lyrics: George P. Morris. Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "This book is all that's left me now." New York: Firth & Hall. 1843.

• The score of "My Mother's Bible" is included in the collection of the Dartmouth College library.

My Trundle Bed; or, Recollections of Childhood

"My Trundle Bed; or, Recollections of Childhood: Ballad." Lyrics: Author unknown. Music: John C. Baker. First line of text: "As I rummag'd thro' the attic, List'ning to the falling rain." New York: J. L. Peters. 1860.

• Also, Chicago: H. M. Higgins. 1860.
• "As sung by Lizzie Hutchinson of the Hutchinson Family."
• The most accessible copies of this edition of "My Trundle Bed" are probably ones at Dartmouth College and the Minnesota Historical Society.  There are also copies at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and the Providence Public Library in Rhode Island.  Various editions of this song are sufficiently widely-held that locating a copy should not be a problem, at least in the forty-eight contiguous states.  The score is reproduced on pages 263-265 in Jordan and Kessler's book, Songs of Yesterday.

Nelly Gray:   See "Darling Nelly Gray."

O Sweet the Spring With Its Merry Ring

"O Sweet the Spring With Its Merry Ring." [Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr.] Music: Judson Hutchinson. First line of text: "Oh sweet the spring, with its merry ring." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1858.

• "The Seasons: A Farmer's Song"
• It was a fascinating development that Judson J. Hutchinson republished "The Seasons" in 1858.  I have never seen this score, which is in the collection of the library of Dartmouth College.   Is this a reworking of some sort of the "Seasons" tune, which members of the Hutchinson Family may have thought of as "traditional" in some sense?  Is this an entirely new melody of Judson's composition?  Is it something somewhere in between?   If you know the answer to these questions and would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link near the bottom of the page.

Oh! Home of My Boyhood, My Own Country Home

"Oh! Home of My Boyhood, My Own Country Home." Lyrics: Isaac F. Shepard. Music: Thomas Bricher. First line of text: "Oh! home of my boyhood, my own country home, I love it the better wherever I roam." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1847.

• This citation is based on a copy of "Oh! Home of My Boyhood" which is available online at the Web site of the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music.  Otherwise, the most accessible copy of this score is probably one at the library of Dartmouth College.

The Old Granite State

"The Old Granite State: A Song."  [Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr.]   [Tune: "The Old Church Yard."] First line of text: "We have come from the mountains, We have come from the mountains, We have come from the mountains Of the Old Granite State."  Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1843.

Old High Rock

"Old High Rock." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson [Jr.]. Music: Judson J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "In the state of Massachusetts, in the good old town of Lynn." Boston: S. W. Marsh. 1847.

• Though "Old High Rock" is a fine song, to the best of my knowledge the Hutchinsons did not normally sing it in concert. They did sing this piece at family functions such as birthday parties and reunions. And John W. Hutchinson sang it at a big 1896 labor demonstration in Lynn, Massachusetts. In making this song selection, no doubt John was most mindful of the "Old High Rock" lines, "Believing in the promises That all the sons of toil Have an equal right and title To the products of the soil."
• "Old High Rock" is among the holdings of the library at Dartmouth College.  Worldcat, for some reason, lists this score, for its original artwork, as being owned by the Boston Athenaeum.  It is as if the music is incidental and what is really important is the cover illustration.

One Hundred Years Hence:   See "A Hundred Years Hence."

Our Army of the Dead

"Our Army of the Dead." Lyrics: Will Carleton. Music: Asa B. Hutchinson. First line of text: "By the edge of the Atlantic, where the waves of freedom roar." In Asa B. Hutchinson. The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson, as Sung at the Concerts of the Hutchinson Family, "Tribe of Asa." [ Chicago ]: S.n. 1876.

• One copy each of The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson may be found at the Library of Congress and in Items 75v-76r, Ludlow Patton's Hutchinson Family Scrapbook, Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford, New Hampshire.

The Pauper's Funeral

"The Pauper's Funeral." Lyrics: Thomas Hood. Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "There's a grim [one-]horse hearse in a jolly round trot." New York: C. Holt Junr. 1845.

• Though this score credits the "Pauper's Funeral" lyrics to Thomas Hood, about half the sources I have seen attribute them to Thomas Noel, importantly including the standard poetry reference, Granger, in the edition (1918) used in this study.

The People's Advent

"The People's Advent: A New Quartette for the Times." Lyrics: Gerald Mass[e]y. Music: James G. Clark. First line of text: "'Tis coming up the steep of Time, And this old world is growing brighter." Refrain: "'Tis coming, O! yes 'tis coming." Chicago: H. M. Higgins. 1864.

• Much that has been written about "The People's Advent" could be taken to mean that John W. Hutchinson composed an original musical setting for this song, but he identified the actual composer by last name  -  Clark  -  in a program for a concert given late in 1905. See "A Delightful Musical Recital," Hutchinson (MN) Leader, October 20, 1905, p. 1 col. 3.  John's contribution to "The People's Advent," in addition to singing and popularizing it, probably involved creating, with his son Henry, a distinctive arrangement of it as a duet.  "The People's Advent" surely was John's most popular song in the decades following the Civil War, and Henry J. Hutchinson's reputation as a concert singer was largely built on his performances of this work.
• "The People's Advent" was quite popular, but I have seen no evidence that its popularity kicked in until a few years after it was published.  This delay could not have helped sales a lot.  I made an extensive search for a couple years before I saw my first copy of the "The People's Advent" score, courtesy of the Chicago Public Library, Music Information Center.

Pharaoh's Army:   See "Camp Meeting Songs of the Florida Freedman."

Prophecy of Better Days Coming

"Prophecy of Better Days Coming."   "Words by a Practical Christian."  Music: Asa B. Hutchinson. First line of chorus: "I may not be a prophet, but methinks I feel the time." In Asa B. Hutchinson. The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson, as Sung at the Concerts of the Hutchinson Family, "Tribe of Asa." [ Chicago ]: S.n. 1876.

• One copy each of The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson may be found at the Library of Congress and in Items 75v-76r, Ludlow Patton's Hutchinson Family Scrapbook, Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford, New Hampshire.

Reign, Oh! Reign, Massa Jesus Reign

"Reign, Oh! Reign, Massa Jesus Reign." Camp meeting song of Southern freedmen. Arranged and adapted by Asa B. Hutchinson. First line of text: "Reign, O reign, O reign my Lord! Reign Massa Jesus, Reign!" Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1875.

Right Over Wrong

"Right Over Wrong: Coming Right Along: Song and Chorus." Music: Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group). Lyrics: Jesse [Hutchinson, Jr.]. First line of text: "Behold the day of promise comes Full of inspiration." First line of chorus: "The good time, the good time, the good time's coming on." New York: Horace Waters. 1855.

• Though the "Right Over Wrong" melody is officially credited to the Hutchinson Family on the published score, the tune was actually the work of Judson J. Hutchinson.  See the caption by Ludlow Patton above "Coming Right Along; or, Right Over Wrong," s.l.: s.n., n.d., in Item 73r, Ludlow Patton's Hutchinson Family Scrapbook, Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford, New Hampshire.

Ring Out, Wild Bells

"Ring Out, Wild Bells." For solo voice and piano. Lyrics: Alfred Tennyson. Music: Abby Hutchinson Patton. [First line of text: "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild, wild sky."] Boston: Oliver Ditson Company. 1891.

• This is one of three arrangements of "Ring Out, Wild Bells" that are known to me to have been printed as sheet music.  Another score features an arrangement for a vocal quartet, while a third involves one voice, piano, and what seems to be a fascinating small ensemble of various instruments.  This present edition, arranged for solo voice and piano, is available at the library of Yale University.

Ring Out, Wild Bells

"Ring Out, Wild Bells." For four voices (SATB) and piano. Lyrics: Alfred Tennyson. Music: Abby Hutchinson Patton. First line of text: "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild, wild sky." Boston: Oliver Ditson Co. 1891.

• This score is available at the Dartmouth College library.

Ring Out, Wild Bells

"Ring Out, Wild Bells." For voice, piano, and small orchestra. Lyrics: Alfred Tennyson. Music: Abby Hutchinson Patton. First line of text: "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild, wild sky." New York: C. H. Ditson & Co. 1891.

• This score, like so many other pieces from the Hutchinson Family repertoire, is available at the Dartmouth College library.

Ruth, the Moabitess

"Ruth, the Moabitess: A Dramatic Cantata."  By J. Astor Broad. Boston: White, Smith & Co. 1875.

• Henry Hutchinson and his wife, Lillie Phillips Hutchinson (the former Lillie C. Phillips), performed "Ruth, the Moabitess" in the late 1870s and into the 1880s. Evidently this piece meant a lot to Lillie, as she was still performing "Ruth" in the mid-1880s after Henry died.

The Seasons: A Farmer's Song

"The Seasons: A Farmer's Song." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson Jr. "From a popular air." First line of text: "Oh sweet the spring, with its merry ring." New York: C. Holt Junr. 1846.

The Seasons: A Farmer's Song

"The Seasons: A Farmer's Song." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. "From a popular air." First line of text: "Oh sweet the spring, with its merry ring." New York: C. G. Christman. 1846.

• "Also sung with unbounded applause by the Alleghanians."

The Ship on Fire!

"The Ship on Fire!: A Descriptive Scena." Lyrics: Charles Mack[a]y. Music: Henry Russell. First line of text: "The storm o'er the ocean flew furious and fast, And the waves rose in foam at the voice of the blast." New York: Atwill. [1840].

Slavery Is a Hard Road To Travel

"Slavery Is a Hard Foe To Battle." Adapted by Judson J. Hutchinson, from Daniel D. Emmett's "Jordan Is a Hard Road To Travel." First line: "I look'd to the South, and I look'd to the West, And I saw old Slavery a comin'." First line of first chorus: "Then take off coats, boys, roll up sleeves, Slavery is a hard foe to battle." New York: Horace Waters. 1855.

• Though this Judson J. Hutchinson parody is consistently known by the name, "Jordan," don't go looking for it in the "J" section of any sheet music collection.
• Do you know of a library that owns this score?   If you do and you would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link near the bottom of the page.  I am aware of broadsides of "Jordan" in library holdings.  But all I know of the sheet music comes from documentation in a classic book on the subject of blackface minstrelsy by  -  not incidentally  -  one of the earliest Hutchinson Family scholars:  Hans Nathan, Dan Emmett and the Rise of Early Negro Minstrelsy (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962), 223 n. 32.  Worldcat searches turn up broadsides.  They also turn up a cassette recording which lists this title, though the Worldcat records are not quite detailed enough for us to be certain that this is Judson's song without further information.  The record is: Peter Janovsky and Linda Ferri, Winners & Losers: Campaign Songs From the Critical Elections in American History, cassette, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Folkways 37260, 1992.  Evidently the score of "Jordan" is not among the holdings of any Worldcat member institution; or, perhaps, it is not yet catalogued.
• "Jordan" had its origins in national events of February 1854.  The lyrics name public figures who were in the news at the moment and who had been in the news for some time.  They are United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator Edward Everett, Irish patriot John Mitchel, President of the United States Franklin Pierce.  It bears repeating that the singers' brother, Benjamin Pierce Hutchinson, almost certainly was named after a brother of President Franklin Pierce.

A Song for Ohio

"A Song for Ohio." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. Music: Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group). Boston: G. P. Reed. 1850.

• I have known about "A Song for Ohio" for decades, but it was not until late 2006 that I first learned it had been published as a score.

The Song of Labor

"The Song of Labor." Lyrics: Frances D. Gage. Music: Composer unknown. First line: "I love the banging hammer, The whirring of the plane." First line of chorus: "Ho! brothers, shout! brothers, In the cheerful call." No later than 1852.

• "The Song of Labor," sometimes for some reason called "The Voice of Labor," is a piece that Joshua Hutchinson and the Alleghanians had in common.  It seems to have originated in 1851 or 1852, with the earliest dated references to it, so far, coming from early 1852.  If you know where the melody may be found or even the name of the composer and you would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link toward the bottom of the page.

The Song of the Shirt

"The Song of the Shirt." Lyrics: Thomas Hood. Music: Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group). [First line of text: "With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red."] New York: Ch. Holt, Jr. 1847.

• The Hutchinson Family's musical setting of "The Song of the Shirt" originated in 1845.
• I should think that a social reform work such as "The Song of the Shirt," with lyrics by Thomas Hood and a musical setting by the Hutchinson Family, would have been quite popular and that, today, copies would be very easy to find.  So, much to my surprise, the only score of "The Song of the Shirt" known to me is one at the library of Dartmouth College.

The Spider and the Fly

"The Spider and the Fly: A Popular Song." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. Music: Arranged and adapted by S. O. Dyer. First line of text: "Will you walk in to my parlour, said the Spider to the Fly." New York: Ch. Holt, Jr. 1847.

• For most people looking into Hutchinson Family music, the score at the library of Dartmouth College would probably be most accessible.  Various editions of the "Spider and the Fly" sheet music may also be found at the San Francisco Public Library, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of North Texas.

The Stranger on the Sill

"The Stranger on the Sill." Music: Asa B. Hutchinson. Lyrics: Thomas Buchanan Read. First line of text: "Between broad fields of wheat and corn Is the lovely spot where we were born." In Asa B. Hutchinson. The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson, as Sung at the Concerts of the Hutchinson Family, "Tribe of Asa." [ Chicago ]: S.n. 1876.

• One copy each of The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson may be found at the Library of Congress and in Items 75v-76r, Ludlow Patton's Hutchinson Family Scrapbook, Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford, New Hampshire.

There Must Be Something Wrong

"There Must Be Something Wrong." Lyrics: B. L. F.   Music: I. B. Woodbury. First line of text: "When earth produces, free and fair, The golden waving corn; When fragrant fruits perfume the air, And fleecy flocks are shorn." Boston: S. W. Marsh. 1847.

• Though Judson and John and members of their families sang "There Must Be Something Wrong," this song was most thoroughly identified, by far, with their older brother, Joshua Hutchinson.
• The one copy of "There Must Be Something Wrong" that I know of is at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

There's a Good Time Coming

"There's a Good Time Coming: Ballad." Lyrics: Charles Mackay. Music: Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group). First line of text: "There's a good time coming boys, A good time coming." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1846.

• Libraries, historical societies, and other institutions that own "There's a Good Time Coming" are fairly plentiful.  Few if any people looking into this song would need to search past the library at Dartmouth College.  There is a West Coast copy at the San Francisco Public Library, and the University of New Orleans also owns this score.  I don't totally understand this, but "There's a Good Time Coming" is one of a variety of pieces of Hutchinson Family sheet music among the holdings of the Countway Medical Library of Harvard University.  The Countway library, incidentally, is in Boston, not in Cambridge.

There's No Time Like the Old Time

"There's No Time Like the Old Time: Song and Chorus." Lyrics: O. W. Holmes. Music: Asa B. Hutchinson. First line of text: "There's no time like the old time, When you and I were young." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1866.

• The most accessible copies of "There's No Time Like the Old Time" may be those at the libraries of Brown University and the University of Virginia.  The Brown University library's online public-access catalog was actually the source of information for this score citation.

Uncle Sam's Farm

"Uncle Sam's Farm: Song and Chorus." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. [Music: Judson J. Hutchinson.] First line of text: "Of all the mighty nations In the east or in the west." First line of chorus: "Then come along, come along, make no delay." Portland [ME]: A. Robinson. 1850.

• Several printed broadsides of "Uncle Sam's Farm" present the verses as sung to the minstrel show tune, "Walk in de Parlor and Hear de Banjo Play."  Most of these broadsides are undated and probably undatable.  At least one gives the variant title, "Walk Into the Parlour, Boys, and Hear the Banjo Play."   "Uncle Sam's Farm" was written in 1848, but the earliest score I have seen is dated 1850.  So it seems entirely possible and even likely that some of these broadsides were issued before the first score.  The melody that Judson J. Hutchinson wrote for "Uncle Sam's Farm" is quite similar to the minstrel tune and was probably adapted from it.  Strange but great to say, "Uncle Sam's Farm," sung to "Walk in de Parlor and Hear de Banjo Play," was recorded and released on a vinyl LP, which has since been reissued on the compact disc The Hand That Holds the Bread: Songs of Progress and Protest in the Gilded Age 1865-1893.  By Cincinnati's University Singers; Earl Rivers, Director. CD. New York: New World Records 80267-2. 1978, 1997.

The Vulture of the Alps

"The Vulture of the Alps: A Popular Descriptive Song." Words arranged from The First Class Reader. Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "I've been among the mighty Alps, and wander'd thro' their vales." New York: Firth & Hall. 1843.

• As is so often the case, "The Vulture of the Alps" is among the holdings of the library at Dartmouth College.  The library at Duke University also has a copy.

Wait a Little While:   See "Camp Meeting Songs of the Florida Freedman."

The War Drums Are Beating

"The War Drums Are Beating: A Temperance Song." Lyrics: Caroline E. D. Mansfield. Music: I. B. Woodbury. First line of text: "The war drums are beating, Up soldiers and fight." S.l.: S.n. 1846.

• If you know of an institution with "The War Drums Are Beating" among its holdings and you would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link toward the bottom of the page.

We Are Happy and Free

"We Are Happy and Free."  "Arranged from a popular Alpine melody by James B. Taylor." [First line of text: "We are happy and free as a crew could be While our bark is sailing o'er the sea."] New York: Firth, Pond & Co. 1844.

• The most accessible copy of "We Are Happy and Free" is likely the one at the Dartmouth College library.  There is also a West Coast copy at the library of the University of California at Los Angeles.

Welcome to Jenny Lind

"Welcome to Jenny Lind." Lyrics: Jesse. Music: B. Covert. First line of text: "From the snow-clad hills of Sweden, Like a bird of love from Eden." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1850.

We're With You Once Again:   See "I'm With You Once Again."

Westward Ho

"Westward Ho: A Favorite Song and Chorus." [Lyrics: George P. Morris.] Music: M. Richter. First line of text: "Droop not brothers as we go, O'er the mountains westward ho." Philadelphia: Klemm & Brother. 1839.

Where Can the Soul Find Rest

"Where Can the Soul Find Rest?" [Lyrics: Charles Mackay.] Music: J. C. Baker. First line of text: "Tell me, ye winged winds that round my pathway roar." [First line of chorus: "The loud winds dwindled to a whisper low."] Boston: Keith's Music Pub. House. 1845.

• This song came to be far better known by the slightly-modified title, "Where Shall the Soul Find Rest."
• The edition of "Where Can the Soul Find Rest" which is cited here is among the holdings of the library at Dartmouth College.  An 1845 Oliver Ditson edition is owned by the universities of Alabama, Colorado, and Michigan, Saint Olaf College in Minnesota, and Harvard University.

The Witches Glee

"The Witches' Glee: From the First Scene in MacBeth." Lyrics: Shakespeare. Music: M. P. King. First line of text: "When shall we three meet again." London: J. Balls and Son. Improved edition. 1840.

• This piece is also known as "When Shall We Three Meet Again (The Witches Glee)."  This title is noted as part of the Hutchinson Family's early repertoire in Dale Cockrell's Excelsior, but it is not mentioned in Carol Brink's Harps in the Wind.  It is uncertain how often the group sang this song.  But "The Witches' Glee" represents a little different spicing in the young Hutchinsons' concerts, and it is well worth listing here.
• One might most likely get this song from a songbook.  Dale Cockrell, for instance, in his Hutchinson Family book Excelsior, cited the Boston Glee Book  as a source.  The only copy of this score known to me is at the University of Oxford.