Man of Honor from Virginia Came, A

DESCRIPTION: "[I am???] A man of honor and from Virginia came, I courted a fair damsel and Polly was her name." Her brother opposes the match because he is poor. The two discuss whether to marry. The outcome is confused
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1965 (Burton/Manning-EastTennesseeStateCollectionVol1)
KEYWORDS: love courting brother separation
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Burton/Manning-EastTennesseeStateCollectionVol1, pp. 49-50, "A Man of Honor from Virginia Came" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7124
RECORDINGS:
Texas Gladden, "I Am a Man of Honor" (on USTGladden01)
NOTES [82 words]: Burton and Manning lump it with Sharp's "The Virginia Lover," which is also heavily composite; these are the sorts of songs that are really hard to classify.... It seems clear that this is a composite, though it's hard to tell of what. Various verses reminded me of "Pretty Saro," "The Bramble Briar (The Merchant's Daughter; In Bruton Town)" [Laws M32], "When First Unto this Country," and others. Like Roud, I file it separately because it doesn't seem to have a single dominant component. - RBW
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