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 (13 citations):
Randolph 786, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text)
Sweet-Genevieve-Songster, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Chapman-Sisters-Songster, p. 9, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Lydia-Thompson-Songster, p. 20, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Beautiful-Bells-Songster, p. 15, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Clowns-Shoo-Fly-Songster, p. 56, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Williams-Love-Among-Big-Nozes-Songster, p. 21, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Wallace-Vocal-Gems-Songster, p. 16, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text)
RollingHomeInTheMorningSongster, pp. 13-14, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text)
Russells-GooseAndIngunsSongster, p. 60, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text)
NowILayMeDownToSleepSongster, p. 48, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Pastor-DownInACoalMineSongster, p. 23, "The Fisherman's Daughter" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Fisherman’s daughter from over the water, The"
Roud #7417
SAME TUNE:
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, tenth part ("What is it, Someone's paid a visit, The mark of his foot I can see very plain") (BrokenDownSongster, p. 29)
NOTES [24 words]: I would love to know how this got from the music hall to the Ozarks. Although there do seem to be a lot of versions in American songsters. - RBW
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File: R786

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