St. Swithin's Day Lyrics

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Cover art for St. Swithin's Day lyrics by Billy Bragg

St Swithin's day is 15th July and is traditionally an indicator of weather:

"St Swithin’s Day, if it does rain Full forty days, it will remain St Swithin’s Day, if it be fair For forty days, t'will rain no more." Hence the weather in the middle verse.

The battle of Agincourt was famously fought on St Crispin's day.