Robbers of the Glen, The

DESCRIPTION: "Stand, stranger, stand, your jewels give, Your gold I must obtain.... Resistance is in vain... We are the robbers of the glen." The robber recalls how he lost all his wealth to gambling, and lost his wife to a friend. He rejoices with his fellow robbers
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1845 (broadside, Bod18615 Johnson Ballads fol. 114)
KEYWORDS: robbery betrayal money gold gambling drink
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 82, "The Robbers of the Glen" (1 text; #60 in the first edition)
Frank-JollySailorsBold 206, "The Robbers of the Glen" (2 texts)
Roud #25316
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Bod18615 Johnson Ballads fol. 114, " The robbers of the glen" ("Stand! stranger! stand! your jewels give"), J. Pitts (London), 1819-1844; also Bod5035 Harding B 11(3294), Bod7244 Firth b.26(37), "The robbers of the glen"
File: FrPi082

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