To this day I can clearly recall the words as well as the tune of two of his Ditties.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
Sometimes there were bands of singers, who, to the romantic guitar, warbled forth Ditties full of passion and tenderness.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
They found He and She could sing a little, so one of the ten played accompaniments, and the others encouraged the devoted pair to sing tender Ditties, which they did and for all they were worth.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch