In This Ring You Stand So Fair

DESCRIPTION: "In this ring you stand so far, You look so sad and lonesome, Choose the one that you love best, And choose the one that's handsome." "Now you think you've done quite well, Go prove yourself, get married... And tell her that you love her."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Skean-CircleLeft-FolkPlayOfKentuckyMountains)
KEYWORDS: playparty love courting
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Skean-CircleLeft-FolkPlayOfKentuckyMountains, p. 22, "In This Ring You Stand So Fair" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7894
NOTES [45 words]: Roud (who, as of this writing, had not indexed Skean-CircleLeft-FolkPlayOfKentuckyMountains) appears to lump this with "Getting Married (Hog and Hominy)." The themes are the same, but the form so different that I am splitting them until I see some intermediate forms. - RBW
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