Music and Wine

DESCRIPTION: The singer wants nothing but to "sing of my pleasure in music and wine." He says nothing can compare with them but then thinks of days past "joined hand in hand with my true love" kissing and listening to birds sing.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (Williams-FolkSongsOfTheUpperThames)
KEYWORDS: love music wine nonballad bird
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Williams-FolkSongsOfTheUpperThames, pp. 42-43, "Music and Wine" (1 text) (also Williams-Wiltshire-WSRO Gl 38)
Roud #1229
File: WT042

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