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A'body's Like to be Married but Me
— "As Jenny sat down wi' her wheel b the fire... She said to herself... "Oh! a'bo…
As Broad as I was Walking
— The singer sees a pretty maid "lamenting for her love." He courts her "in a rud…
As I Go Sing
— "As I walk the hills my heart is light, and as I go I sing." Her brothers urge …
Betsy Bell
— "Oh my name is Betsy Bell, in the Overgate I dwell, Nae doubt you're wondring f…
The Black Mustache
— "It's O once I had a charming beau..." The singer describes his wealth and wooi…
Buy Broom Besoms (I Maun Hae a Wife)
— The besom-seller calls his wares, then confesses, "I maun hae a wife, whaso'er …
Byrontown
— The singer claims that he "belongs" in Byrontown, where "young ladies gay I wil…
C'est a Paris Y-A-T'Une Noce (There's a Wedding in Paris)
— French. The young girl the singer married was at least 80 years old: married Mo…
Dick Mooney's Daughter
— Dick Mooney is dying and he wants to get a husband for his daughter. He lists h…
He Never Came Back
— Stories of people who "never came back." The first is a soldier lost at Bull Ru…