My Last Farewell to Stirling

DESCRIPTION: The convict bitterly prepares to leave Stirling for Van Dieman's Land. He laments the pheasants he will not disturb, the rabbits he cannot hunt. He bids farewell to his (Jeannie), and hopes she will find another love
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1908 (Greig/Duncan8)
KEYWORDS: love separation transportation hunting poaching
FOUND IN: Australia Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Greig/Duncan8 1534, "Farewell to Stirling" (5 texts, 3 tunes)
Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #171, p. 1, "Farewell to Stirling" (1 text)
Manifold-PenguinAustralianSongbook, p. 23, "My Last Farewell to Stirling" (1 text, 1 tune)
MacColl-PersonalChoice, p. 13, "My Last Farewell to Stirling" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, FAREWLST
Roud #5160
File: PASB023

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