William Cook

DESCRIPTION: "Hark, hark, my young friends, it's a melancholy call, The hour of death flying swiftly along." The dying young man (William Cook) reveals that he will miss his family, and describes how he will be buried. He asks to be remembered despite his misdeeds
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Randolph)
KEYWORDS: death burial funeral family
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph 608, "William Cook" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #3128
File: R608

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