Lenshie

DESCRIPTION: Fickle Nellie leads both farmer Lenshie and Gordie Ross to think she would marry. After "bemoaning our his muckle fate," Lenshie decides to court Melly Gray who has some money and waste no more time on Nellie
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Greig/Duncan6)
KEYWORDS: courting infidelity rejection money
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan6 1205, "Lenshie" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #6799
NOTES [27 words]: Greig/Duncan6 "Lenshie is a farm in Auchterless, and Mr Isaac Troup states that the incidents referred to actually occurred, and were remembered by old people." - BS
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File: GrD61205

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