Widow of McCarty, The

DESCRIPTION: Reilly marries McCarty's widow. She always talks about McCarty and says she wishes Reilly were sober and more like McCarty. He beats her to show her "now she's got a man" who won't put up with her broomstick beatings and other demands.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Owens-TexasFolkSongs-2ed)
KEYWORDS: shrewishness marriage violence abuse drink nonballad husband wife
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Owens-TexasFolkSongs-2ed, pp. 104-105, "The Widow of McCarty" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: Ow2E104

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