Maid's Lament (I), The

DESCRIPTION: "I can bake and I can brew, I can cook an Irish stew, Wash a shirt and iron it too, But I must go out on Sunday." Six days she works to maintain a good home, "But I must go out on Sunday." She hopes someday to settle down with her young man
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Hamer)
KEYWORDS: work home oldmaid
FOUND IN: Britain(Engand(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hamer-GarnersGay, p. 28, "The Maid's Lament" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1074
File: HaGa028

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