No Drunkard

DESCRIPTION: "I wouldn't be your sweetheart, I'll tell you the reason why, My Mama always told me To pass the drunkard by." She will never marry a drunkard; she will marry a man who will "love and protect me," then go to heaven where drunkards won't be found
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1958 (Roberts/Agey-InThePine)
KEYWORDS: courting rejection drink
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Roberts/Agey-InThePine #121, "No Drunkard" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [13 words]: This is full of familiar phrases, but as a whole, it seems to be unique. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.7
File: RAInP121

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