“The Shepherd's Virtuous Daughter”
Description
The singer, fishing, is so taken by a girl he sees that he loses his line and hook in the brook. She is a shepherd's daughter come to bathe in the Boyne. He proposes. She suggest he have his parents find a more suitable bride.
References
- Morton-Ulster 20, "The Shepherd's Virtuous Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #2879
- BI, MorU020