Give Me Your Heart (I Have a Sweetheart)

DESCRIPTION: "I have a little sweetheart, And you can't guess his name, Or the town he lives in; He lives there just the same. He won't let me kiss him, But I can call him dear." She asks him, "Give me your heart, and let it be true." He is willing to agree
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: love courting nonballad
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 12, "I Have a Sweetheart" (1 text plus an excerpt, 1 tune)
Roud #7505
File: Brne012

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