Epitaph on Wattie Cobban

DESCRIPTION: "Aneth this stane lies Wattie Cobban Wha sta' the horse fae Johnnie Lobban In Perth Penitentiary jyle He learned to gird in style"
AUTHOR: John Tough (source: Greig/Duncan8)
EARLIEST DATE: 1916 (Greig/Duncan8)
KEYWORDS: death memorial nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan8 1886, "Epitaph on Wattie Cobban" (1 short text)
NOTES [20 words]: The current description is all of the Greig/Duncan8 text.
Greig/Duncan8 gives no indication that this was ever sung. - BS
Last updated in version 2.5
File: GrD81886

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