Dearest Lassie O!

DESCRIPTION: "Your letter I received, my dearest lassie O! My heart is much relieved, my bonnie lassie O!" He will hurry to Sydney to marry her. Many slander him, but he rejects their charges. He expects to own land and have a happy life with her
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1964 (Anderson-FarewellToOldEngland)
KEYWORDS: love courting home
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Anderson-FarewellToOldEngland, pp. 139-140, "Dearest Lassie O!" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Shearin's Nae for You" (tune) and references there
File: AnSo139

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