Southampton Tragedy, The

DESCRIPTION: "Within a gaol I am lamenting, Will no one shed a tear for me; In agony I'm sore relenting." Singer Abraham Baker "dearly loved Naomi Kingswell," but then shot her. Making no attempt to flee, he is taken and hopes, after execution, to again be with Naomi
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Browne-FolkSongsOfOldHampshire), apparently from an undated broadside
KEYWORDS: love homicide gallows-confession execution punishment
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-FolkSongsOfOldHampshire, pp. 97-100, "The Southampton Tragedy" (1 text, 1 tune set by Browne)
File: BrHa097

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