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"William Taylor" (Roud 158, Laws N11) is a British folk song, often collected from traditional singers in England, less so in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA. The earliest known version, as "Billy Taylor", is in a chapbook, "Four New Songs", printed in 1792. The earliest recording is by Lincolnshire singer Joseph Taylor singing the song in 1908 (recorded on a wax cylinder). The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.