I'll Wear the Violets, Sweetheart

DESCRIPTION: "A lad was one day reading While the tears ran down his cheeks" as he reads a letter containing "violets from the dell." It asks him to wear them; he says he will do so though they will meet as strangers and/or are parted forever
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1953 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: love separation flowers request
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 100, "I'll Wear the Violets, Sweetheart" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #11391
File: Brne100

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