Holly and Ivy Girl, The

DESCRIPTION: "Come buy my nice fresh ivy And my holly boughs so green, I have the fairest branches That ever yet were seen. Come buy from me good Christians And let me home I pray...." She, and God, will bless them if they buy her branches
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1901 (Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster)
KEYWORDS: commerce nonballad Christmas
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 206, "The Holly and Ivy Girl" (1 text)
Roud #3188
File: HMHS206B

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