Biddy Rooney

DESCRIPTION: "Biddy Rooney, you drive me looney ... where have you gone?" Anyone that finds her "may take her bag and baggage" It shouldn't be hard to find her: "As she goes walking ... she walks left handed with both feet"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1955 (Creighton-MaritimeFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: courting humorous nonballad
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Creighton-MaritimeFolkSongs, p. 127, "Biddy Rooney" (1 text, 1 tune)
Pottie/Ellis-FolksongsOfTheMaritimes, pp. 164-165, "Biddy Rooney" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #2705
File: CrMa127

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