“Courting in the Kitchen”

Description

The singer warns listeners against love, "The devil's own invention." He courts a serving girl in her master's kitchen. When her master returns unexpectedly, she claims that the singer was forcing himself upon her. He winds up in prison

Same tune

• Obstruction (Healy-OISBv2, pp. 154-156)

Broadsides

• Bodleian, Firth c.18(275), "Courting in the Kitchen," W.S. Fortey (London), 1858-1885; also 2806 c.14(39), "Courting in the Kitchen"

Recordings

• The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, "Courting in the Kitchen" (on IRClancyMakem01)

References

1. Laws Q16, "Courting in the Kitchen"
2. Mackenzie 147, "Courting in the Kitchen" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. OLochlainn 32, "Coortin' in the Kitchen" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. DT 527, COORTINK*
5. Roud #1007
6. BI, LQ16