“In Cupid's Court”
Description
Fishing, the singer meets a maid. She asks if he is a stranger "brought up in Cupid's court ... an angler ... Or was it Cupid sent you here Young virgins to ensnare?" He asks her to marry, she agrees. "Instead of catching salmon He caught a prudent wife"
Notes
Not to be confused with "Cupid's Garden" or variants thereon. - PJS
Recordings
- Grace Clergy, "In Cupid's Court" (on MRHCreighton)
References
- Creighton-Maritime, p. 52, "In Cupid's Court" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #2731
- BI, CrMa052