Add to ORKGGirl hangs herself because the butcher boy, whom she loves, has been unfaithful to her. Her father finds her body with a note giving instructions for her burial.Mercer: Peacock, p. 705; Laws, ABBB, p. 260 (P 24), Mackenzie, #59, pp.157-
A girl is described by her lover - all her relatives are dead. She sends for him as she is dying of ...
Polly's lover leads her into the woods where he has been digging her grave. She pleads for her life ...
Mother finds out her daughter intends to elope with Johnny. Forces her to dress for another wedding ...
Girl hangs herself when her lover leaves her. She leaves a note asking that her grave should show sh...
Girl plans to marry Johnny Doyle secretly but her mother learns of her plans and arranges for her to...
Collected and transcribed by Mary Celestia Parler Sung by Mrs. Pearl Brewer Pocahontas, Arkansas Aug...
Girl dies of grief when her lover foresakes her for a wealthier woman. Her parents find her dead on ...
A girl loved a butcher boy, but he left her. She wrote a letter, dropping tears at every line, becau...
Parents separate their daughter from her lover by locking her in a room. The girl sends her lover a ...
A girl is courted by a man who leaves her for another. She kills herself for her butcher boy. She as...
Betsy leaves home to meet her lover. Her mother dies searching for her. Squire McCollion's hounds di...
Girl is deserted by her lover; all her relatives are dead. Sends for her lover as she lies dying and...
Betsy leaves home to meet her lover. Her mother dies searching for her. Squire Nathaniel's fox hound...
Lord Thomas, who is in love with fair Ellender, is persuaded by his mother to marry the rich brown g...
A girl foresakes her lover to marry another man. The lover sings after the wedding supper and the gi...
A girl is described by her lover - all her relatives are dead. She sends for him as she is dying of ...
Polly's lover leads her into the woods where he has been digging her grave. She pleads for her life ...
Mother finds out her daughter intends to elope with Johnny. Forces her to dress for another wedding ...
Girl hangs herself when her lover leaves her. She leaves a note asking that her grave should show sh...
Girl plans to marry Johnny Doyle secretly but her mother learns of her plans and arranges for her to...
Collected and transcribed by Mary Celestia Parler Sung by Mrs. Pearl Brewer Pocahontas, Arkansas Aug...
Girl dies of grief when her lover foresakes her for a wealthier woman. Her parents find her dead on ...
A girl loved a butcher boy, but he left her. She wrote a letter, dropping tears at every line, becau...
Parents separate their daughter from her lover by locking her in a room. The girl sends her lover a ...
A girl is courted by a man who leaves her for another. She kills herself for her butcher boy. She as...
Betsy leaves home to meet her lover. Her mother dies searching for her. Squire McCollion's hounds di...
Girl is deserted by her lover; all her relatives are dead. Sends for her lover as she lies dying and...
Betsy leaves home to meet her lover. Her mother dies searching for her. Squire Nathaniel's fox hound...
Lord Thomas, who is in love with fair Ellender, is persuaded by his mother to marry the rich brown g...
A girl foresakes her lover to marry another man. The lover sings after the wedding supper and the gi...
A girl is described by her lover - all her relatives are dead. She sends for him as she is dying of ...
Polly's lover leads her into the woods where he has been digging her grave. She pleads for her life ...
Mother finds out her daughter intends to elope with Johnny. Forces her to dress for another wedding ...