“The Maid of Seventeen”
Description
The singer steps up to a beautiful girl and says that she entices him. She answers that she is only seventeen, and knows nothing of courting. He offers her a lesson in the subject. She says he should not visit her; she will return in a week
Recordings
- Robert Cinnamond, "The Maid of Seventeen" (on IRRCinnamond02)
References
- SHenry H144, p. 270, "The Maid of Seventeen" (1 text, 1 tune)
- ADDITIONAL: John Moulden, Songs of Hugh McWilliams, Schoolmaster, 1831 (Portrush,1993), p. 11, "The Maid of Seventeen"
- Roud #2958
- BI, HHH144