“Woman the Joy and the Pride of the Land”

Description

"Come married and single, together pray mingle, And listen awhile to these lines I relate; You that single have tarried, make haste and get married... For woman's the joy and the pride of the land." The theme is repeated in every verse

Cross references

• cf. "There's Nothing Can Equal A Good Woman Still" (theme, some words)

Broadsides

• Murray, Mu23-y1:011, "Woman the Joy and Pride of the Land," J.Bristow (Glasgow), 19C; also Mu23-y1:045, "Woman the Pride of the Land," James Lindsay (Glasgow), 19C

References

1. Greenleaf/Mansfield 185, "Women's the Joy and the Pride of the Land" (1 text)
2. Roud #4393
3. BI, GrMa185