Bonny Mary of Argyle

DESCRIPTION: "I have heard the mavis singing His love song to the moon... But a sweeter song has cheer'd me At the evening's gentle close"; it is the voice of Bonny Mary of Argyle. She may lose her looks and her voice, but he loves her for more than that
AUTHOR: Words: Charles Jeffries (source: Jolly-Miller-Songster-5thEd)
EARLIEST DATE: 1860 (Dime-Song-Book #5)
KEYWORDS: love
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Heart-Songs, pp. 482-483, "Mary of Argyle" (1 text, 1 tune)
Jolly-Miller-Songster-5thEd, #106, "Mary of Argyle" (1 text)
Dime-Song-Book #5/72, p. 24 and #5/64, pp. 20-21, "Mary of Argyle" (1 text)
Roud #12904
File: JMSSo105

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