Young Tom He Was a Farmer's Son

DESCRIPTION: "Young Tom he was a farmer's son and he lived way down in Devon"; he "had a light" for many girls but loved "sweet young mistress Nancy." She "proved proud and haughty" so he marries a rich widow. If you can't marry for love, marry for money
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: love courting rejection farming
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, pp. 100-101, "Young Tom he was a farmer's son" (1 text)
Roud #25382
File: KSUC100C

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