No More Will the Shamrock

DESCRIPTION: The singer says if he forgets his lover the shamrock will not seem green and the morning will not be wet with dew. He tells her to keep his heart and not break it. When they die "the sweet recollection of you" will remain.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1906 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: love lyric
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1360, "No More Will the Shamrock" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
Roud #7238
File: GrD71360

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