Nancy (I) [Laws P11]

DESCRIPTION: The singer offers Nancy his love while confessing his lack of wealth. She is not interested. By the time she changes her mind he has found another love. Nancy warns others against her mistake
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Karpeles-FolkSongsFromNewfoundland)
KEYWORDS: poverty courting rejection
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar,Newf)
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Laws P11, "Nancy I"
Creighton/Senior-TraditionalSongsOfNovaScotia, pp. 189-190, "Nancy" (1 text, 1 tune)
Karpeles-FolkSongsFromNewfoundland 60, "Proud Nancy" (1 text, 1 tune)
Manny/Wilson-SongsOfMiramichi 77, "Jenny Dear" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT 733, DRNANCY*
Roud #1002
RECORDINGS:
Marie Hare, "Jenny Dear" (on MRMHare01)
Jim Molloy, "Lovely Nancy" (on MUNFLA-Leach)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Rejected Lover" [Laws P10] and references there
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Dearest Nancy
File: LP11

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