“The Sheriff's Sale”
Description
"'Tis misfortune o'ertook us, and a tale soon did tell; The Sheriff came in our old home for to sell." Mother and sister "prepare to depart from their old cottage door" but are spared: the purchaser of the auctioned home turns out to be a family member.
References
- Ives-DullCare, pp. 138-140, 255, "The Sheriff's Sale" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #4983
- BI, IvDC038