Billy with the Lamp

DESCRIPTION: A chant for lamplighters. "Billy with the lamp, Billy with the light, Billy with his sweetheart Out all night."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: courting | lamp light lamplighting
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 18, "(Billy with the lamp)" (1 text)
Roud #38110
File: BAAI018C

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