“The Shoemaker's Son”
Description
"Young Jimmy was a shoemaker's son, And through this country his bread he won. Her father was of high degree, He was captain over some ships on the sea."
Notes
This is clearly a fragment of a longer ballad (probably telling of the father's opposition to the young people's marriage), but without a longer version, we can't tell much about it. - RBW
References
- Meredith/Anderson, p. 193, "The Shoemaker's Son" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, MA193