Merriest Girl That's Out, The

DESCRIPTION: "With laughter and good humor I pass my time away... I'll do my best to please you with my lay." The singer bids men, "Just see like me, if you can't be jolly... the merriest girl that's out." Men call her a flirt. She attends many balls and parties
AUTHOR: Charles Merion (source: sheet music published by Metlzer & Co.)
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (JennieEngelsDearLittleShamrockSongster)
KEYWORDS: courting party
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REFERENCES (6 citations):
JennieEngelsDearLittleShamrockSongster, pp. 23-24, "The Merriest Girl That's Out" (1 text)
Mabel-Waltz-Songster, p. 55, "The Merriest Girl That's Out" (1 text)
Walking-Down-Broadway-Songster, p. 33, "The Merriest Girl That's Out" (1 text)
Clowns-Shoo-Fly-Songster, p. 43, "The Merriest Girl That's Out" (1 text)
Kelly-Leon-Ching-Chow-Hi-Songster, p. 34, "The Merriest Girl That's Out" (1 text)
Old-Clowns-Whoa-January-Songster, p. 18, "The Merriest Girl That's Out" (1 text)
Roud #15844
File: JEMerGir

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