Annie Breen

DESCRIPTION: "Come all ye men of Arkansas, a tale to you I'll sing." Beautiful Annie Breen is courted by Texas Joe. But another man steals her away, then vanishes. She bears a child; she and the child die. When Joe hears, he pursues the father. Both die in the fight
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Finger-FrontierBallads)
KEYWORDS: love separation betrayal pregnancy death homicide revenge
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Finger-FrontierBallads, pp. 77-80, "Annie Breen" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #4045
NOTES [7 words]: This is item dB42 in Laws's Appendix II. - RBW
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