Bonny Hawthorn, The

DESCRIPTION: "One midsummer's morning when all nature seemed gay," the singer spots "Jamie attending his hay." He asks her to come with him to the hawthorn. He says they will be happy together. They go off to live in a beautiful place
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1819 ("The Musical Charmer")
KEYWORDS: love courting home | hawthorn
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Woods-KindFriendsLendAnEar, p. 117, "The Bonny Hawthorn" (1 text)
Roud #9268
File: WKFL117

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