“The Convict Maid”
Description
"You lads and lasses all attend to me While I relate my tale of misery; By hopeless love I was once betrayed, And now I am, alas, a convict maid." Her lover had her rob her master's store; now she is sentenced for seven years. She regrets her error
Cross references
- cf. "The Croppy Boy (I)" [Laws J14] (tune)
References
- Paterson/Fahey/Seal, pp. 58-60, "The Convict Maid" (1 text)
- Fahey-Eureka, p. 26, "The Convict Maid" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Manifold-PASB, p. 19, "The Convict Maid" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, CONVCTMD*
- Roud #5479
- BI, FaE026