Lasses o' Foveran, The

DESCRIPTION: Lasses of Foveran are "foul fisher jauds," of Meldrum "lie wi' the lads," of Skene are "black at the bane," but the flower of Kinellar would dazzle your eyes.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan8)
KEYWORDS: courting nonballad beauty
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan8 1646, "The Lasses o' Foveran" (1 text)
Roud #13057
NOTES [14 words]: Foveran, Old Meldrum, and Kinellar are Aberdeenshire parishes. Skene is a town. - BS
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File: GrD81646

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