Joe and Mary

DESCRIPTION: "Come all you young people, A story I will tell, About a fair young maiden." Mary goes on a morning walk and meets Joe, who asks to walk her home -- then grabs her and beats her to death. He then jumps into the river and kills himself
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1979 (Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol5)
KEYWORDS: courting river death homicide suicide
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol5, pp. 45-47, "Joe and Mary" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7054
File: BWV5045

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