“Maidens of Sixty-Three (The Old Maid)”
Description
"When I was a girl of eighteen years old... I was taught to expect wit, wisdom, gold, and nothing less would do for me." She rejected a youth as too poor, a duke as too old, etc. By her forties, the suitors were fewer; at (63), she begs for anyone
Notes
Sort of a combination of "My Thing Is My Own" with "The Old Maid's Song." - RBW
References
- SHenry H679, pp. 255-256, "Maidens of Sixty-Three" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, OLDMD53*
- Roud #5643
- BI, HHH679