Pleasant Month of May (I), The

DESCRIPTION: "The pleasant month of May is now a-coming on, The trees are in full bloom, So ye maidens and ye swains," so maidens and swains should go out to pay. "Now that I am single, And I can take no rest," she will seek her lover's arms. She enjoys married life
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1937 (Henderson-VictorianStreetBallads)
KEYWORDS: courting marriage shepherd
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Gardham-EarliestVersions, "PLEASANT MONTH OF MAY, THE"
Henderson-VictorianStreetBallads, p. 64, "The Pleasant Month of May" (1 text)
Roud #1432
File: HenV064

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