Pretty Pond Lilies

DESCRIPTION: "Whilst waiting on the lane for you, darling, Ling'ring as the hours roll by," the singer sees lilies on the water and picks them. "Ah! pretty pond lilies, I've plucked them for you." "Take them from me as a token of love," because they are so sweet
AUTHOR: Lillie Hall (source: Bodleian broadside Harding B 11(2154))
EARLIEST DATE: before 1885 (Bodleian broadsides)
KEYWORDS: flowers courting nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong, pp. 225-226, "Pretty Pond Lilies" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #5266
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 11(2154), "Pretty Pond Lilies," T. E. Pinder (Leeds), n.d.; also Firth b.28(6a/b), "Pretty pond lilies," R. March and Co. (London), 1877-1884; also Firth b.28(10a/b) (ibid.)
NOTES [14 words]: The Bodleian broadside Harding B 11(2154) says this was "Sung by Master Bell." - RBW
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