Lad and a Lass Once Stood, A

DESCRIPTION: "A lad and a lassie, they were standing, All along by the silvery tide." His shipmates tell her the girl is not good enough for him. He declares that he will marry her: "If she's good enough to flirt with, then she's quite good enough for my wife."
AUTHOR: Charles Deane and Harry Castling (1865-1933) (source: Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk)
EARLIEST DATE: 1898 (source: Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk)
KEYWORDS: love courting sailor warning
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #62, "A Lad and a Lass Once Stood" (1 text)
Roud #10695
NOTES [39 words]: Given that sailor wasn't a very high-status occupation, it's interesting that the woman was said to be below him. The song also says "That a man was the cause of her shame." Divorced? Unwed mother? Prostitute? The song never says.... - RBW
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