“The Union Boy”
Description
"When first I arrived in Quirindi, those girls they jumped with joy, Saying one unto another, 'Here comes a Union boy.'" A girl falls in love with him. Her father says that he was once a scab. She says he has joined the union and is reformed.
Cross references
- cf. "Maids of Simcoe (Ontario)" (tune, floating lyrics)
- cf. "True-Born Irish Man (With My Swag All on My Shoulder; The True-Born Native Man)" (floating lyrics)
References
- Meredith/Anderson, pp. 256-257, "The Union Boy" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Manifold-PASB, p. 117, "The Union Boy" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, MA256