Bachelor's Prayer, The

DESCRIPTION: "It's Mary, my darling, in her blue gingham dress. Of all the girls ever I love her the best." "Oh, Mary, of Mary, will you ever be true?... My darling, my darling, I'll be true to you." He hopes to marry, "...the answer to the bachelor's prayer."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: love courting marriage
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 10, "The Bachelor's Prayer" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11380
File: Brne010

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