On a May Morning So Early

DESCRIPTION: "As I walked out one May morning, One May morning so early," he spies a pretty girl walking. He bids her stay and hear his tale of love. She answers, "My swain is true, I don't want two," and leaves him sad and alone
AUTHOR: Words: H Fleetwood Sheppard (Baring-Gould/Sheppard-SongsOfTheWest2ndEd)
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Baring-Gould/Sheppard-SongsOfTheWest2ndEd)
KEYWORDS: love abandonment
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Baring-Gould/Sheppard-SongsOfTheWest2ndEd, #73, "On a May Morning So Early" (1 text, 1 tune, the text not being traditional)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Seventeen Come Sunday" [Laws O17] (tune)
NOTES [47 words]: I would imagine Sheppard thought this was a serious song, but when I envision someone singing that like "My swain is true, I don't want two," I can't help but think listeners would crack up. Not all folk songs are particularly good, but few are as clumsy as this bit of fakery. - RBW
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