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Annie
— The singer grieves for the loss of Annie. "My friends and relations they do all…
The Braes of Balquhidder (I)
— The singer asks a lass to "leave your father and your mither" and join him "on …
Caroline of Edinborough Town
— Caroline's parents do not approve of her suitor Henry, so the two of them run o…
Citi Na gCumann (Kitty of Loves)
— Irish Gaelic: Singer comes to bargain with his love's parents over her dowry. T…
Come All You Fair and Tender Girls
— Willie courts the narrator, asks her to go with him. She consents, but when the…
The County of Tyrone
— Desiring freedom from his parents, the singer sets out for (Newry/Dover). He me…
The Deacon's Daughter
— A young man is engaged to a "treacherous" deacon's daughter. Just before the we…
The Duke of Gordon's Daughter
— Jean, the Duke's daughter, loves Captain Ogilvie. Gordon, to stop the match, co…
Eamon An Chnuic (Ned of the Hill)
— Gaelic. Ned of the Hill sings at Eileen's bower asking that they marry though h…
Eight Mile Bridge (Roger O'Hehir)
— Roger reports being brought up by honest parents. He runs off with Jane Sharkey…