Rigs o' Gorrachree, The

DESCRIPTION: Near Gorrachree the singer overhears Sandy and a chambermaid. Sandy seduces her. She says, "My maidenhood has got a fright and gane awa frae me." He considers it a joke he's played on fairer maids. He "hunts the beggar wives and sets them agee"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1906 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: seduction rake servant
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1468, "The Rigs o' Gorrachree" (3 texts, 2 tunes)
Roud #7184
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Corachree
File: GrD71468

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