Courting in the Rain, or, April Showers

DESCRIPTION: "One April morn, when walking down A quiet country lane, I overtook a fair young girl, While hurrying through the rain." He woos her. Courting in the rain was uncomfortable, but "I never regret the day I met My charmer in the lane,,, in the rain"
AUTHOR: Vincent Davis (source: GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster)
EARLIEST DATE: 1873 (GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster)
KEYWORDS: love courting father | rain
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster, pp. 56-57, "Courting in the Rain, or April Showers" (1 text, 1 tune)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #401, p. 27, "Courting in the Rain" (1 reference)
Roud #7873
File: GWLG056

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