Woods o' Tillery, The
DESCRIPTION: A mason lad leaves the singer before daylight but says he'll come again and she will rise and let him in.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Greig/Duncan4)
KEYWORDS: dialog nightvisit
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan4 774, "The Woods o' Tillery" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #6190
NOTES [21 words]: Greig/Duncan4: "Tillery is northeast of Newmachar." "Tillery" is not in Greig/Duncan's text and no note explains the title. - BS
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