My Aul' Gudeman

DESCRIPTION: Dialog between a wife and her second husband. He says her first husband left her nothing, whereas now she has things: "tell me nae mair o' yer aul' gudeman." She compares her first husband in bed to her current feeble husband. "Alack, my aul' gudeman"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: age marriage sex death dialog husband wife
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1305, "My Aul' Gudeman" (1 text)
Roud #7201
File: GrD71305

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