Yon Ball, Bonnie Lassie's Been the Ruin o' Me

DESCRIPTION: "Kissin a' the bonnie lads, and makin' fun sae free, Yon ball, bonnie lassie's been the ruin o' me"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: courting dancing
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1406, "Yon Ball, Bonnie Lassie's Been the Ruin o' Me" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #7258
NOTES [23 words]: The current description is based on the Greig/Duncan7 fragment.
Greig/Duncan7: "December 1907. As sung by an old man at Kemnay in 1859." - BS
Last updated in version 2.5
File: GrD71406

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