“Blackbirds and Thrushes (I)”
Description
Young man meets young woman; she laments her Jimmy, who is off to the wars. She fears he will be killed, but when he returns, he finds her dead instead. He regrets having left.
Cross references
- cf. "Cowboy Jack" [Laws B24] (plot)
- cf. "The Lass of Roch Royal" [Child 76] (theme)
- cf. "John (George) Riley (I)" [Laws N36] and references there (theme)
- cf. "Ball of Yarn"
References
- Sharp-100E 36, "Blackbirds and Thrushes" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #12657
- BI, ShH36