“I Love Little Willie”
Description
"I love Little Willie, I do, mama, I love Little Willie, But don't you tell Pa! For he wouldn't like it, you know, mama." Similarly: "He wrote me a letter," "He gave me a ring," "And now we are married," "We fuss and we scratch."
Same tune
- I Love My Union (Greenway-AFP, p. 128)
References
- BrownIII 307, "I Love Little Willie, I Do, Mamma" (1 text plus 1 fragment, 4 excerpts, and mention of 3 more)
- Randolph 382, "I Love Little Willie" (3 texts, 2 tunes)
- MHenry-Appalachians, p. 23, "I Love Little Willie" (1 text)
- Lomax-ABFS, p. 327, "I Love Little Willie" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #3538
- BI, R382