“Rambleaway”
Description
Young man meets young woman. He says he's known as "Rambleaway" (after his wandering habit). In some versions the last verse cautions girls about men like him; in others the woman slips away, and he rambles around searching for her in vain.
Cross references
- cf. "Come All You Fair and Tender Girls" (theme)
- cf. "When I Was Young (Don't Never Trust a Sailor)" (plot)
- cf. "Yon Green Valley" (plot)
- cf. "The Courting Coat" (plot, lyrics)
- cf. "The Roving Shantyboy" (plot)
References
- Sharp-100E 31, "Sweet Kitty" ; 75, "Brimbledon Fair, or, Young Ramble-Away" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
- Kennedy 166, "Ramble-away" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, RAMBLAWA
- Roud #171
- BI, ShH31