“The False Lover Won Back”

Description

A man saddles his horse to leave his lover (and her unborn child). She follows him from place to place, begging him to return. At each stop he buys her a gift and tells her to go home. At last he repents and buys her a wedding ring

Cross references

• cf. "My Foot Is in the Stirrup"

Recordings

• Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, "The False Lover Won Back" (on SCMacCollSeeger01)

References

1. Child 218, "The False Lover Won Back" (2 texts)
2. Bronson 218, "The False Lover Won Back" (5 versions)
3. Belden, p. 78, "The False Lover Won Back" (1 text)
4. Leach, pp. 575-576, "The False Lover Won Back" (1 text)
5. OBB 72, "Young John" (1 text)
6. DT 218, BONLOVE*
7. Roud #201
8. BI, C218