Cashmere Shawl, The

DESCRIPTION: A man criticizes a girl for ostentatiously wearing a cashmere shawl. She answers that she got it "by my hard earnings." Besides, he is dressed like a dandy himself. He says "with pride you are gone to the devil for wearing the cashmere shawl".
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: pride vanity clothes dialog
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peacock, pp. 777-778, "The Cashmere Shawl" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #9942
RECORDINGS:
Mrs. Clara Stevens, "The Cashmere Shawl" (on PeacockCDROM) [one verse only]
File: Pea778

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