“When First To This Country (II)”
Description
"[My] poor heart beat sore" on leaving Molly. She pleads to come with him: "Short trouser, and jacket, my love I'll put on" He could not stand to see her beaten "So you can't come down with me, oh no my love, no." She will wait for his return.
Cross references
- cf. "The Banks of the Nile (Men's Clothing I'll Put On II)" [Laws N9] (theme) and references there
- cf. "The Maid in Sorrow (Short Jacket)" [Laws N12] (theme)
- cf. "When First To This Country (I)" ("When First Unto This Country" lyrics) and references there
References
- Creighton-Maritime, pp. 70-71, "When First To This Country" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #2732
- BI, CrMa070