“John MacAnanty's Courtship (The Fairy King)”
Description
The singer sees MacAnanty courting a pretty girl, promising to make her his queen. She says she is too poor, and her parents and friends would be angry. He says they can sail around the world and return in a night, and that he has found no other like her
References
- SHenry H56, p. 354, "John MacAnanty's Courtship" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #6875
- BI, HHH056