Lassie Gathering Nuts, The

DESCRIPTION: The lassie gathers nuts in the woods as they hang and then falls asleep. Three strong, "lusty" lads come by; the first kisses her, the second undoes her belt, what the third did is not to be put in the song. She awakens and thinks she's "slept too long."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: c. 1800 (Burns's "Merry Muses")
KEYWORDS: rape sex abuse hunting bawdy rake
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
DT, LASSINUT
Roud #5131
RECORDINGS:
Lizzie Higgins, "The Lassie Gathering Nuts" (on LHiggins01)
NOTES [46 words]: Rod Stradling notes this song was "One of Lizzie's favourite songs learned from her mother [Jeannie Robertson], who gave it to her 'to sing on the Folk scene'" (http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/higgins.htm). [All traditional versions seem to be from the Robertson family.] - DGE
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