All Among the Hay

DESCRIPTION: "Though I'm what is called a swell, I'm without a care." He went to the country, "Where I met a charming bride, All among the hay. All among the hay, lads... Talking to a pretty girl upon a summer's day." She questions his sobriety but consents to marry
AUTHOR: Jesse Williams (source: Bryants-Put-Me-In-My-Little-Bed-Songster)
EARLIEST DATE: 1870 (Bryants-Put-Me-In-My-Little-Bed-Songster)
KEYWORDS: love courting drink | country hay
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bryants-Put-Me-In-My-Little-Bed-Songster, pp. 12-13, "All Among the Hay" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #18372
File: BPLB012

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