“Bright Phoebe”
Description
"Bright Phoebe was my true love's name, / Her beauty did my heart contain." The singer and his love agree to marry when he returns from sea. By the time he returns, she is dead. He promises to spend the rest of his life mourning
Cross references
- cf. "Lord Lovel" [Child 75] (plot)
References
- FSCatskills 70, "Bright Phoebe" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Dean, p. 104,"Sweet Mary Jane" (1 text)
- Huntington-Whalemen, pp. 119-120, "Bright Phoebe" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Peacock, pp. 434-435, "Bright Phoebe" (1 text, 2 tunes)
- Creighton-Maritime, pp. 96-97, "Phoebe" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
- DT, BRTPHOEB
- Roud #1989
- BI, FSC070