Single Days of Old, The

DESCRIPTION: The singer recalls "The merry days -- the days of old" when her husband loved her. With time, he grows more aloof and distant. Eventually "my health gave way, my spirits fled, They told him I would die." The husband again pays attention, and she survives
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1930 (Williams-Wiltshire-WSRO)
KEYWORDS: husband wife disease
FOUND IN: Ireland Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Williams-Wiltshire-WSRO Mi 704, "Single Days of Old" (1 text)
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H659, p. 504, "Singles Days of Old" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #2679
File: H659

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