Willie Lamb and Jean Beith

DESCRIPTION: A laddie "swore he would make her [Jean] his wife" but thought "to prefer a single life." Thinking she is pregnant they send for a doctor who prescribes a cure for an illness. She recovers. They marry.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1904 (Greig/Duncan5)
KEYWORDS: love marriage medicine disease doctor
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan5 986, "Willie Lamb and Jean Beith" (1 text)
Roud #6735
NOTES [17 words]: Greig/Duncan5 speculates that "Moses Hunter and Johnnie Smith ... were involved in its composition." - BS
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File: GrD5986

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