My Mammy Told Me (Don't Marry No Girl You Know)

DESCRIPTION: "My mammy told me long years ago, 'Son, don't you marry no girl you know. Spend all your money, sell all your clothes, Then what'll become of you the Lord only knows."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1922 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: marriage warning
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 316, "My Mammy Told Me" (3 short texts)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 316, "My Mammy Told Me" (1 tune plus a text excerpt)
File: Br3316

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