When First I Seen This Lovely Queen

DESCRIPTION: "When first I seen this lovely queen, On her I fixed my eyes, And thought in time, while in my prime,To gain her I would try. "But all in vain; could not obtain This virgin's love at all... My portion was too small." If she remains coy, he'll seek another
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: love rejection beauty
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 294, "When First I Seen This Lovely Queen" (1 text)
Roud #12199
File: Br3294

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