You Went and Courted Nancy

DESCRIPTION: "John, you told me a story, You told me so before... you haven't come no more. You went and courted Nancy With the black and roving eye." The girl wishes he had been true, "But if I am forsaken, I know I'm not forsworn"; she will rove her life away
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: love courting betrayal rambling
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 45, "You Went and Courted Nancy" (1 text)
Roud #11333
File: Brne045

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