When I was in the choir at school in the late 1950's (before I was chucked out for singing out of tune)I learnt the song Cherry ripe.
I have tried to find a clip on the internet of the song being sung but with no success.
All I could find is this piece without the words.
Here is a small write up on the tune with the few words that I remember
Cherry Ripe is an English folk song to words by the English poet Robert Herrick (1591-1674), which contains the refrain,
Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,
Ripe I cry,
Full and fair ones
Come and buy.
Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,
Ripe I cry,
Full and fair ones
Come and buy.[1]
An earlier poem by Thomas Campion (1567 – 1620) used the same title Cherry Ripe.
The song's title has been used in other contexts on a number of occasions since. Its tune has also been appropriated for other uses. The song was popular in the time of WWI.
An add on
In 1879 the name 'Cherry Ripe' was adopted by John Everett Millais as the title of his immensely popular painting depicting a young girl with cherries. It was based loosely on Joshua Reynolds's portrait of Penelope Boothby. The painting was reproduced in colour as a chromolithograph by the The Graphic newspaper as a gift with its Christmas edition. The image vastly increased the newspaper's sales.

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I have heard that though never had to sing it, when I was in the choir I remember doing *Speed Bonny Boat*