Byrontown

DESCRIPTION: The singer claims that he "belongs" in Byrontown, where "young ladies gay I will betray, And give them all their due." The rest of the song is devoted to complaining about women, e.g. how they lure men on and spend their money
AUTHOR: Larry Gorman (1846-1917) ?
EARLIEST DATE: 1949
KEYWORDS: courting oldmaid money
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Doerflinger-SongsOfTheSailorAndLumberman, pp. 261-262, "Byrontown" (1 text, 1 tune)
Manny/Wilson-SongsOfMiramichi 8, "Byrontown" (1 text, 1 tune)
Ives-LarryGorman, pp. 69-71, "Barren Town" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST Doe261 (Partial)
Roud #9202
NOTES [56 words]: In some versions, the city is "Barren Town," a nickname for Renous, New Brunswick. This is, as you can see, the name Ives uses. - RBW
Manny/Wilson-SongsOfMiramichi: "This song is always credited to Larry Gorman, but it does not seem quite like Gorman." - BS
Ives, on the other hand, seems to have no question about Gorman's authorship. - RBW
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