What traditional English folk song is included on The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two album?
Greensleeves "Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song and tune, over a ground either of the form called a "romanesca"; or its slight variant, the "passamezzo antico"; or the "passamezzo antico" in its verses and the "romanesca" in its reprise; or of the Andalusian progression in its verses and the "romanesca" or "passamezzo antico" in its reprise. The romanesca originated in Spain and is composed of a sequence of four chords with a simple, repeating bass, which provide the groundwork for variations and improvisation.
The Three Ravens "The Three Ravens" (Child 26, Roud 5) is an English folk ballad, printed in the song book "Melismata" compiled by Thomas Ravenscroft and published in 1611, but it is perhaps older than that. Newer versions (with different music) were recorded right up through the 19th century. Francis James Child recorded several versions in his Child Ballads (catalogued as number 26). A Scottish ballad called "Twa Corbies" ("Two Ravens" or "Two Crows") has lyrics based on Three Ravens with a similar general story, but with a darker twist. Twa Corbies is sung to a different melody.