Gypsy Warned Me, The

DESCRIPTION: "The Gypsy warned me, the Gypsy warned me, 'Oh,' she said to me, 'my child, He's a bad lad, a very bad lad,' but I only blushed and smiled." The man "took me to the country once" because she disobeyed the Gypsy's warning. They have other adventures
AUTHOR: R. P. Weston (1878-1936) and Bert Lee (1880-1946) (source: http://folksongandmusichall.com)
EARLIEST DATE: 1920 (recording, Violet Loraine, according to http://folksongandmusichall.com)
KEYWORDS: Gypsy courting mother warning soldier
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 156, "The Gypsy warned me, the Gypsy warned me" (1 text)
Roud #25548
NOTES [17 words]: For the long list of songs by R. P. Weston, or Weston and Bert Lee, see the notes to "Goodbye-ee." - RBW
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File: KSUC156B

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