Colleen Bawn (I), The (O, Patrick. Darling, Would You Leave Me?)

DESCRIPTION: "O, Patrick darling, would you leave me To sail across the big salt sea?" "For poor and friendless, who would pity Left lonely there your Colleen Bawn!" Many are leaving Ireland," "No matter where our home may be... I still will be your Coleen Bawn"
AUTHOR: Charles W. Glover (1806-1863)? (see NOTES)
EARLIEST DATE: 1862 (sheet music published by Oliver Ditson, according to Google Books)
KEYWORDS: love separation Ireland
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 85, "The Colleen Bawn" (1 text)
Rocky-Road-to-Dublin-Songster, pp. 32-33, "Your Colleen Bawn" (1 text)
Roud #41803
NOTES [56 words]: None of the songster versions of this I have seen list an author. Google Books lists sheet music, but does not have a preview. The thumbnail makes it clear that an author was listed, but is too small to read with certainty. I think it says "C. W. Glover." Glover wrote several other pop-Irish songs, although usually just the music. - RBW
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