Love Will Find Out the Way

DESCRIPTION: "Over the mountains and under the waves, Over the fountains and under the graves... Love will find the way." A catalog of the paths love follows, and a praise of its overwhelming power
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1794 (Percy)
KEYWORDS: love nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(England,Scotland)
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Ford-VagabondSongsAndBalladsOfScotland, pp. 205-207, "Love Will Find Out the Way" (1 text)
Percy/Wheatley-ReliquesOfAncientEnglishPoetry III, pp. 232-234, "Love Will Find Out the Way" (1 text)
Rimbault-Musical IllustrationsOfBishopPercysReliques LXVII, p. 112, "Love Will Find Out the Way" (1 partial text, 1 tune)
Bell-Combined-EarlyBallads-CustomsBalladsSongsPeasantryEngland, pp. 174-177, "Truth's Integrity" (1 text)
Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime, pp. 303-305, "Love Will Find Out the Way" (1 text, 1 tune)
Chappell/Wooldridge-OldEnglishPopularMusic I, pp. 189-190, "Love Will Find Out the Way" (1 tune, partial text)
Roud #13167
NOTES [17 words]: Not to be confused with the 1921 pop song "Love Will Find the Way" by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake. - RBW
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