“The Oyster Girl”
Description
The singer meets an oyster girl and proposes that they take a room at the inn to discuss the sale. When they arrive, she picks his pocket and jumps out the window. He is left with a kettle of oysters and a bill to pay
Cross references
- cf. "Quare Bungo Rye" (mysterious--read female--"box" motif)
References
- Laws Q13, "The Oyster Girl"
- SHenry H725, p. 278, "The Basket of Oysters" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Kennedy 234, "The Oyster Girl" (1 text, 1 tune)
- MacSeegTrav 48, "The Oyster Girl" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Chappell-FSRA 48, "The Oyster Girl" (1 text)
- DT 524, OYSTRGAL*
- Roud #875
- BI, LQ13