| Title | Ballad 16 (t), or King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (at) |
| Short Title | Ritson, 1783 |
| Page | TII,282-286;MII |
| Genre | SC |
| Country | E |
| Instruments | VO |
| Alternate Title | King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (at). Ballad 16 (t), or |
| Indicated Tune | King and the Lord Abbot (it) |
| First Line | I'll tell you a story, A story anon (fl) |
| Burden Text | Derry down, &c. (bt) |
| Verses | 19 |
| Date | 1783 |
| Number | A146.368 |