In Camden Town

DESCRIPTION: William seduces Polly. She becomes pregnant and asks that he marry her. He sends her home to her parents. "I'll not go home to my parents For to bring them to disgrace But I will go and drown myself Down in some secret place." He says he'll die with her.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (Greig/Duncan6)
KEYWORDS: seduction rejection pregnancy suicide drowning
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar) Britain(England(South),Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Gardham-EarliestVersions, "FALSE-HEARTED WILLIAM"
Greig/Duncan6 1155, "The Collier Lad" (4 texts)
Creighton-FolksongsFromSouthernNewBrunswick 53, "In Camden Town" (1 text, 1 tune)
Williams-Wiltshire-WSRO Bk 4, "False Hearted William" (1 text)
Roud #1414
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Collier's Sweetheart
File: CrSNB053

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