“The Willow Tree (I)”
Description
Four farmers discover a man weeping by a grave. He tells that he had married Fanny just before he went to sea. She was told he had died, and married another. When he came home to see her, she died. He sits by her grave, and soon dies himself.
References
- SHenry H789, pp. 419-420, "The Willow Tree" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #7965
- BI, HHH789