Down by the Yeaman Shore

DESCRIPTION: "Come all ye swains of Scotland, I pray you lend an ear." The singer met his love in Dundee; they walked by the Yeaman Shore. Later, she will not walk with him because of her parents. He wishes he had money, but having none, he will travel far away
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1986 (Gatherer-SongsAndBalladsOfDundee)
KEYWORDS: courting rejection travel
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Gatherer-SongsAndBalladsOfDundee 36, "Down by the Yeaman Shore" (1 text, tune referenced)
File: Gath036

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