Bonny Wee Lass (As I Went Out One Summer's Day)

DESCRIPTION: The singer goes out and meets a shy girl on the road. He cajoles her into talking to him; they talk of her work and of love. They are married and live happily ever after; he looks fondly on the road where he met her.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Sam Henry collection)
KEYWORDS: love courting marriage
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H763, p. 458, "The Bonny Wee Lass" (1 text, 1 tune)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Wee Trampin'
File: HHH763

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