“King David had a Pleasant Dream”

Description

A soldier asks for a kiss. The girl refuses; her mother has told her to avoid soldiers. He replies with the story of David, who began as a shepherd but ended as a king and the killer of Goliath. The girl decides to kiss him after all

References

1. Laws O16, "King David had a Pleasant Dream"
2. Belden, p 170, "King David had a Pleasant Dream" (1 text)
3. SharpAp 175, "The Slighted Soldier" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. DT 478, KNGDAVID
5. Roud #988
6. BI, LO16