Don't Never Marry a Drunkard

DESCRIPTION: "Seven long year I've done been married, I wish to God I was an old maid...." The woman marries a man who made fine promises, but now he won't work or care for the children; he spends his nights in a bar. The woman warns girls against marrying drunkards
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1926 (Randolph)
KEYWORDS: drink marriage warning
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph 337, "Don't Never Marry a Drunkard" (1 text)
Roud #724
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Seven Long Years
File: R337

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