He Took Her by the Lily-White Hand

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the remains of a play-party song: "He took her by the lily white hand and lifted her over the gutter, With a kiss for you and a kiss for me and a kiss for the governor's daughter."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Creighton and Senior)
KEYWORDS: playparty courting
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Creighton/Senior-TraditionalSongsOfNovaScotia, pp. 260, "He Took Her by the Lily-White Hand" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: CrSe260A

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