“The Daughter of Peggy-O”
Description
Husband marries a wife who won't work; he beats her and threatens to yoke her to the plow. She submits.
Notes
Although there are strong similarities to "Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin", the class distinction does not appear, and neither does the sheepskin. I call it a different song. -PJS
In the absence of intermediate versions, I tend to agree. Although both songs have nonsense refrains, they are not the SAME nonsense refrains, and the stanza forms and lyrics are distinct. Though Roud, of course, lumps them. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin" [Child 277] (plot)
References
- Vaughan Williams/Lloyd, p. 29, "The Daughter of Peggy-O" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #117
- BI, VWL029