This Is the Nicht My Johnnie Set

DESCRIPTION: "This is the nicht my Johnnie set, And promised to be here; Oh, what can stay his longing step? He's fickle grown, I fear." She describes how carefully she has prepared for his coming. At last he arrives and they prepare for a snug evening.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1843 (Whitelaw-BookOfScottishSong)
KEYWORDS: love separation nightvisit
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Ford-VagabondSongsAndBalladsOfScotland, pp. 84-86, "This Is the Night My Johnnie Set" (1 text)
Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #102, p. 2, "This Is the Nicht My Johnny Set" (1 text)
Greig/Duncan4 795, "This is the Nicht My Johnnie Set" (4 texts, 3 tunes)
Ord-BothySongsAndBallads, pp. 146-147, "This Is the Nicht My Johnnie Set" (1 text)
Whitelaw-BookOfScottishSong, pp. 243-244, "This is the Nicht My Johnnie Set"(1 text)
Roud #5553
File: FVS084

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