Most excellent advice

[hummingwolf]

Found while journal-hopping: Things I learned from British folk ballads by Jim Macdonald. Truly a must-read for everyone who might otherwise wander down to the wild rippling water or the greenwood side, or end up in a situation where the obvious rhyme is "maidenhead."

[Edited to change the link to the original post on Making Light, where there are some exceedingly helpful comments.]