“She Said She Was Only Flirting”
Description
"They stood on the beach at evening, Under the sunset so fair." He tells of his love for her; she tells him, "Oh sir, I was only flirting...." She says she is engaged to another, and goes her way. We are told he is "Too soon grown worn and old."
Notes
The middle stanzas of this piece are almost identical in meaning (except with genders reversed) to "Juanita," though the wording is somewhat different. The endings, however, are completely different. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Willie Down by the Pond (Sinful to Flirt)" [Laws G19]
- cf. "Juanita" (theme)
References
- Randolph 764, "She Said She Was Only Flirting" (1 text plus mention of 1 more, 1 tune)
- Roud #7359
- BI, R764