Between the Meadow and the Moss

DESCRIPTION: Jinnie meets a tailor lad whose "needle's stoot an's thimble's clear." Her mother warns her against deceiving men but Jinnie will "hae anither heat" and reminds her mother that she kissed men on the muir when she was young.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: courting sex dialog mother
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1340, "Between the Meadow and the Moss" (3 texts, 2 tunes)
Roud #7222
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Sprightly Young Damsel" (theme: daughter reminds mother of her own indiscretions)
cf. "Mother Bunch" (theme: daughter reminds mother of her own indiscretions)
File: GrD71340

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