Red Robin

DESCRIPTION: "Come into my cabin, Red Robin; Thrice welcome, blithe warbler to me." The singer has few dainties but will share what he has. They first met five years ago, when he had friends and a bonny wee lassie. Now all has changed. He hopes the robin fares better
AUTHOR: Words: Robert Anderson (source: AllPoetry.com)
EARLIEST DATE: 1869 (Velocipede-Songster)
KEYWORDS: love separation bird food | robin
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Velocipede-Songster, p. 18, "The Red Robin" (1 text)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #1980, p. 133, "The Red Robin" (2 references)
Roud #9648
File: VelS018

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