“Stonecutter Boy”
Description
A stonecutter boy sees a young woman. If she'll rest a moment, he'll "tell you of the dream I had last night." They sit under an oak; she soon gives "a little scream." Smoothing her clothes, she invites him to tell the dream again when next they meet
Notes
According to Lloyd, the song had not appeared in print at the time of its recording. Again, I can't bring myself to assign the keyword "bawdy." - PJS
Cross references
- cf. "The Next Market Day" (plot) and references there
Recordings
- Anne Briggs, "The Stonecutter Boy" (on BirdBush1, BirdBush2, Briggs3)
- A. L. Lloyd, "The Stone-Cutter Boy" (on Lloyd1)
References
- DT, STONEBOY
- Roud #971
- BI, DTstoneb