I've Been In Love

DESCRIPTION: "I've been in love ... And none can ease my pain." "Why shouldn't I have a new sweetheart When the old one is not here." Pretty Polly drinks a health to Willie, who's not here; she didn't offer me a drink.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1854 (Rathvon-EnglishFolksongTradition)
KEYWORDS: courting infidelity sex bragging separation drink lover nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Rathvon-EnglishFolksongTradition, p. 6, "I've Been In Love" (1 text)
File: Rath006

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