Winnin' o' the Goon, The

DESCRIPTION: A man bargains with a woman to spend the night with him to win a new gown. After winning the gown she weeps for losing her other sweethearts as the cost. He gives her a ring, they marry, and she blesses the day she made her bargain.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan4)
KEYWORDS: marriage sex bargaining clothes
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan4 772, "The Winnin' o' the Goon" (3 texts)
Roud #6188
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The New Goon
File: GrD4722

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