She Told Me to Meet Her at the Gate

DESCRIPTION: "One evening at a fancy ball I met a lovely girl"; he takes her in a taxi; he pays for that and lends her money; she tells him to meet her at "the gate." He tries many gates without luck. A policeman suggests Newgate. He tries every gate except Heaven's
AUTHOR: Harry Castling & Charles Collins (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: love beauty separation money | gate
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #86, "Which Gate?" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "She told me to meet her at the gate"
Roud #10719
File: Hows086

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