Riding in a Sleigh

DESCRIPTION: "Hitch her up, hold your horses! Or they'll get away. Oh, isn't it pleasant to kiss your sweetheart, Riding in a sleigh?" She asks how many bridges they'll cross. As they cross the ridge, he kisses her. Soon they will ride in a sleigh with a preacher
AUTHOR: Will S. Hays (sourse: Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
EARLIEST DATE: 1871 (original publication, according to Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: love courting marriage clergy travel
FOUND IN: US(SE,So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 716, "Riding in a Sleigh" (1 text, 1 tune)
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 27, "Riding in a Sleigh" (1 text, 1 tune plus mention of 1 more)
Roud #11400
File: BrS5716

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