Polly Sat Down and I Sat By Her

DESCRIPTION: "Polly sat down and I sat by her, These few words were just for to try her": he tells her it would be folly to marry him. Polly "smiles like a Venus" and says that, although he has little, she will have enough. He says he will go see Sallie; she grieves
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal)
KEYWORDS: love courting money abandonment
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, Charles W. Joyner, "The Repertory of Nancy Jones as a Mirror of Culture in Scotland County," Vol. XXI, No. 3 (Sep 1973), pp. 95-96, "Polly Sat Down and I Sat By Her" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #21654
File: NCF213PS

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