Maggie Jones

DESCRIPTION: "Miss Maggie Jones was a homely maiden, And she owned a homely apple tree." She begs the singer to climb it and throw apples down to her; a branch breaks and he falls on her. His parents fight under the tree and get stung by bees
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: derivative humorous food father mother fight
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 150, "Maggie Jones" (1 text)
Roud #11349
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Shade of the Old Apple Tree" (tune)
File: Brne150

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