Ain't Gonna Marry

DESCRIPTION: Floating verses: "Oh don't you see that turtle dove." "Went up on the mountain." "Wish I had a big fat horse, Corn to feed him on." "Ain't gonna marry in the spring of the year, Gonna marry me in the fall." "I'm just a poor country boy, Money have I none"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol4)
KEYWORDS: courting animal floatingverses
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol4, pp. 31-32, "Ain't Gonna Marry" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7048
NOTES [45 words]: Every word of this floats, most of it widely, but it's such an invertebrate conglomeration that it can't really be said to be a version of any particular song. So both Roud and I file it as separate song, though one suspect it was assembled by the (unknown) singer. - RBW
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File: BWV4031

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