Lay Your Love Lightly on a Young Man

DESCRIPTION: "Lay your love lightly on a young man. For he will deceive you, then he will grieve you"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: love seduction
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1355, "Lay Your Love Lightly on a Young Man" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #7233
NOTES [11 words]: The current description is based on the Greig/Duncan7 fragment. - BS
Last updated in version 2.5
File: GrD71355

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