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The Children in the Wood (The Babes in the Woods)
— Two young orphaned children are left in the care of their uncle. He decides to …
The Cobbler
— The singer, cobbler (Dick Hobson), comes from a questionable family and leads a…
Come All You Fair and Tender Girls
— Willie courts the narrator, asks her to go with him. She consents, but when the…
The Daemon Lover (The House Carpenter)
— A girl who once loved a sailor is greeted by her lost lover (, now rich and pow…
The Dainty Doonby
— "A lassie was milkin' her faither's kye When a gentleman on horseback he cam' r…
Davy Faa (Remember the Barley Straw)
— (A man courts a neighbour's daughter by disguising himself as) a tinker. The ti…
The Days Are Awa That I Hae Seen
— In words familiar from many songs, the girl says that she has been jilted throu…
The Deluded Lover
— Singer greets his love; but she reproaches him for deluding her. He says he's …
The Deserted Husband
— On the day of their wedding, the singer's young wife went on a spree and flirte…
Died for Love (I)
— A song of a woman in pain. The woman says that the man loved her when her apron…