Young Kitty Lee (Letty Lee)

DESCRIPTION: A man sees "Young Kate." He is "shivering and shaking" and tells Kitty her kiss will cure him. She is eventually won over by his glib tongue. She says a husband may beat her, destroy all his earnings, or leave her but she agrees to marry anyway.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: courting marriage dialog disease
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar,Newf)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Peacock, pp. 605-606, "Young Kitty Lee" (1 text, 1 tune)
Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick 28, "Letty Lee" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST Pea605 (Partial)
Roud #2282
File: Pea605

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