Mother Says I Mustn't

DESCRIPTION: "I fell in love with a pretty girl"; when he asks for a kiss, she says, "Oh, mother says I mustn't (x2), Oh, George, please George, not just yet awhile." Pushed to improve his circumstances, he finally has enough that they agree to marry
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1873 (Dime-Song-Book #32)
KEYWORDS: love courting mother rejection money
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Dime-Song-Book #32, p. 32-33, "Mother Says I Mustn't" (1 text)
Roud #21505
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Firth c.26(245), "Mother Says I Must'nt" (sic.), T. Pearson (Manchester), 1850-1899; also Firth c.20(189)=Harding B 20(112), "Mother Says I Mustn't," H Disley (London), 1860-1883; also Harding B 11(2494), "Mother Says I Must'nt" (sic.), unknown, n.d.
File: DSB32032

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