Bogie Banks

DESCRIPTION: Sandy meets a girl by Boggie Banks and would not give her up "for a' the lands o' Alexander." He takes her to a parson's house and they marry. He takes her to his home and his father says "she'll be my daughter dear" Now she has many farm animals.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Greig/Duncan5)
KEYWORDS: courting wedding father
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan5 948, "Bogie Banks" (3 texts, 2 tunes)
Roud #6768
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "I'll Let You Know the Reason" (theme: rejecting the riches of Alexander)
File: GrD5948

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