“The Bonnie Mason Laddie”
Description
"Simmer's gaun awa'... And the bonnie mason laddies They'll be comin' home... And the bonnie mason laddie He will marry me." The singer describes all the men she will not have (sailor, ploughman, blacksmith, weaver), "But I will hae the mason."
Notes
This is so like "Soldier Boy for Me" in lyrics and theme that at first I lumped them. I still suspect cross-fertilization, but this is sufficiently close-knit that I've split it off. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Soldier Boy for Me (A Railroader for Me)" (theme, lyrics)
References
- Ord, p. 108, "The Bonnie Mason Laddie" (1 text)
- Roud #5540
- BI, Ord108