Biddy Magee

DESCRIPTION: "I was born in the town of Tip, so gat, Where the boys they welt the flure away." The singer falls in love with Biddy Magee. He courts her, but she marries Pat. Many want a kiss at her wedding. He fights them all "and there I 'gan huggin' Biddy Magee"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1866 (WearingOfTheGreenSongster)
KEYWORDS: love courting fight humorous rejection marriage
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
WearingOfTheGreenSongster, pp. 65-66, "Biddy Magee" (1 text)
Rocky-Road-to-Dublin-Songster, pp. 24-25, "Biddy Magee" (1 text)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #137, p. 11, "Biddy Magee (1 reference)
Roud #27564
File: BdBidMag

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