Don't Take the Shilling, Lad

DESCRIPTION: "Don't take the shilling, lad, Don't, for heaven's sake! Don't take the shilling or Your mother's heart will break. You're the only son that's left to me, Don't let us part... You'll break your mother's heart."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: love mother soldier separation money
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 19, "(Don't take the shilling, lad)" (1 text)
Roud #37295
File: KSUC019A

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