Poor Sinner, A

DESCRIPTION: "Hark, sinner, hark, while I relate, What happened in Kentucky state. A poor young woman lately died; She dropped from all her wealth and pride." Led astray by a young man, she turned ungodly. Dying, she bids farewell; her mother says she will go to hell
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1937 (Scarborough)
KEYWORDS: death hell
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 63, "A Poor Sinner" (1 text)
Scarborough-ASongCatcherInSouthernMountains, p. 73, (no title) (1 short text)
ST Br3063 (Full)
Roud #7846
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Wicked Polly" [Laws H6] (plot)
File: Br3063

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