“The Old Bachelor (I)”

Description

Singer, an old bachelor ignorant of women, marries a 16-year-old, primarily to keep him warm at night. She wants more from him, which baffles him until her mother tells him the facts of life. He obliges; a fine son results, to his surprise and delight

Cross references

• cf. "Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man" (theme) and references there

Recordings

• A. L. Lloyd, "The Old Bachelor" (on BirdBush1, BirdBush2)