Sports o' Glasgow Green, The

DESCRIPTION: "Ae morn in the sweet month o' July... Young Jockey had trysted wi' Jenny To gang wi' him in to the fair." They go to Glasgow, see all the strange people and exhibits, have sundry adventures, and head home to sleep it off
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1930 (Ord-BothySongsAndBallads), from an undated songster
KEYWORDS: worker music animal humorous drink food
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ord-BothySongsAndBallads, pp. 396-399, "The Sports o' Glasgow Green" (1 text)
Roud #5615
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Blythesome Bridal" (tune, thematic elements)
File: Ord397

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