Braes of Sweet Kilhoyle, The

DESCRIPTION: The singer asks his listeners to hear him sing of Kilhoyle. He describes how all the boys and girls play there, admits that "Sometimes I work, more times I rest" there. He describes all the towns you can see, and says the locals are always friends in need
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1932 (Sam Henry collection)
KEYWORDS: home nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H464, pp. 167-168, "The Braes of Sweet Kilhoyle" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #13480
File: HHH464

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