Kiss Me Quick and Go

DESCRIPTION: "The other night as I was sparking sweet Tarlina Spray," the two talk and cuddle at length until her parents hear. She urges him, "Kiss me quick and go." They regularly meet; he is repeatedly driven off; even when he asks to wed, she say, "Kiss me quick"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1859 (Dime-Song-Book #1)
KEYWORDS: courting father abuse humorous marriage food
FOUND IN: Britain(England(North))
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Hamer-GreenGroves, p. 72, "Kiss Me Quick" (1 text, 1 tune)
Heart-Songs, pp. 62-63, "Kiss Me Quick, and Go" (1 text, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #1/72, p. 14 and #1/64 p. 14, "Kiss Me Quick and Go" (1 text)
Roud #1153
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 11(2572)=Johnson Ballads 433=Johnson Ballads 434=Firth b.34(161) [semi-legible)], ""Kiss Me Quick,", W. S. Fortey (London), 1858-1885; also Harding B 11(2007)=2806 b.11(242), "Kiss Me Quick," H. Such (London), 1863-1885
File: HaGr072

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