“Down By the Magdalen Green”
Description
A sailor, whose ship anchored at Dundee, convinces a girl to walk "along by the Magdalen/Maudlin/Mellon Green." He returns to sea and dreams of the girl weeping with his baby son. He warns sailors against seducing and abandoning girls.
Notes
Morton-Ulster: "A couple of variants of this song have been collected in Scotland itself, notably from Jimmy McBeath, but it is by no means widely known. There is a Magdalen Green in Dundee (pronounced Madlin)." - BS
References
- Morton-Ulster 16, "Down By the Mellon Green" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #2893
- BI, MorU016