Sweet Nellie Bawn

DESCRIPTION: "Stroll through the meadows, cross over the stream, You see my darling she is a poet's dream." The singer praises Nellie's hair and voice and says he is always lonely without her. They will be married in the spring
AUTHOR: W. R. Williams (Will Rossiter), according to Huntington
EARLIEST DATE: 1866 (Journal of the Benjamin Cummings)
KEYWORDS: love separation marriage husband wife hair
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Huntington-TheGam-MoreSongsWhalemenSang, p. 285, "Sweet Nellie Bawn" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #27534
File: HGam285

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