Green Plaid, The

DESCRIPTION: Lord Lennox's Edinburgh regiment marches through Dumfries. One man would roll a lass in his green plaid. He says they have orders "each man to have a wife." She says her mamma would not approve. They leave for Minorca. She wishes she had gone with them.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Greig/Duncan1)
KEYWORDS: courting parting army clothes Scotland mother soldier
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan1 90, "The Green Plaid" (3 texts, 3 tunes)
Roud #5793
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Lord Lennox' Men
Minorca
NOTES [47 words]: Greig/Duncan1: "The 25th Regiment of Foot (The Edinburgh Regiment), under the command of Lord George Henry Lennox, was based in Dumfries, Annan, and Kirkcudbright from the middle of 1767 until February 1768. In the latter year it embarked for Minorca where it served until 1775." - BS
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File: GrD090

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