Man Took in His Bed, A

DESCRIPTION: A man says he is sick to death for love of a girl. She sleeps with him. He says he never loved her, but loves another girl. She says he should leave: she does not value his love. If she has a baby she'll nurse it but send her seducer to the gallows.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: seduction rejection trick rake lie
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1482, "A Man Took in His Bed" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7179
File: GrD71482

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