This Lady She Wears a Dark Green Shawl

DESCRIPTION: "This lady she wears a dark green shawl, A dark green shawl, a dark green shawl, This lady she wears... I love her to my heart." "Now choose for your lover, honey, my love...." "Now dance with your lover, honey, my love...." "Farwell to your lover...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Scarborough)
KEYWORDS: playparty clothes courting
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Scarborough-OnTheTrailOfNegroFolkSongs, pp. 142-143, "This Lady Dhe Wears a Dark Green Shawl" (1 text, 1 tune)
Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore, p. 220, "This Lady Wears a Dark Green Shawl" (1 text)
Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands, p. 104, "Pretty Green Shawl" (1 text)
ST ScaNF142 (Partial)
Roud #11589
File: ScaNF142

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