Widow's Plea, The

DESCRIPTION: The singer enters a court where a youth is on trial. There is no question of his guilt, but his mother rises to beg for mercy. The prosecutor asks the judge to silence her, but he refuses. The judge grants the boy clemency based on the mother's plea
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (Detroit News)
KEYWORDS: mother children trial punishment mercy
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Gardner/Chickering-BalladsAndSongsOfSouthernMichigan 146, "The Widow's Plea" (1 text)
ST GC146 (Partial)
Roud #3672
File: GC146

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