Fisherman's Daughter (I), The

DESCRIPTION: "I've been caught in a net by a dear little pet... She's a fisherman's daughter, lives over the water, She's going to be married next Sunday to me." He describes her beauty, her cheeriness, her singing. He looks forward to the wedding
AUTHOR: Sam Bagnall (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1868 (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: love courting marriage fishing
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Randolph 786, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text)
Sweet-Genevieve-Songster, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Fisherman’s daughter from over the water, The"
Roud #7417
NOTES [12 words]: I would love to know how this got from the music hall to the Ozarks. - RBW
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File: R786

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