I Bocht My Wife a Bow o' Maut

DESCRIPTION: I bought my wife a bowl of malt, "Hey, how, the girdin' o't," and asked her to make good ale of it.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan8)
KEYWORDS: drink nonballad wife
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan8 1868, "I Bocht My Wife a Bow o' Maut" (1 short text)
Roud #13582
File: GrD81868

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