Marie Madelaine (Son Petit Jupon -- The Little Dress of Gray)

DESCRIPTION: French: The singer is her father's only daughter, and he sent her to sea in her little dress of gray. A sailor courts her and asks to kiss her. She is afraid of what her papa would do. He points out that her father is far away
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1966
KEYWORDS: Quebec love courting sea father foreignlanguage
FOUND IN: Canada(Que)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Scott-TheBalladOfAmerica, pp. 294-296, "Son Petit Jupon" (2 texts (1 English, 1 French), 1 tune)
File: SBoA294

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