Saint John's Girl

DESCRIPTION: The singer happens to be in St John's and meets a pretty girl who drinks his champagne. He buys her a pair of kid gloves. Given a kiss and thinking to score, the singer looks to pawn his gold watch but finds she had already lifted it and his scarf pin.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Leach-FolkBalladsSongsOfLowerLabradorCoast)
KEYWORDS: seduction theft beauty trick drink clergy
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Leach-FolkBalladsSongsOfLowerLabradorCoast 87, "St John's Girl" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST LLab087 (Partial)
Roud #9975
NOTES [55 words]: Newfoundland had a long history of hostilities between "townies" (residents of St. John's) and "baymen" (people from the outports). I would guess that this started as an outport sailor's warning against the wiles of the people of St. John's. For a song about the problems between baymen and townies, see "Mussels in the Corner." - RBW
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File: LLab087

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