“I Wish My Granny Saw Ye”
Description
Country lad Johnny Raw comes to town, where the girls giggle, "I wish my granny saw ye." He buys a girl a wedding dress; she laughs at him. A girl asks him to carry her baby; he consents. She disappears, and he is left to care for the child
Notes
Although the general theme of a country boy who falls prey to city tricks occurs throughout this song, I have to suspect it is at least somewhat composite, with the girl-and-baby theme translated bodily into a newer framework. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Basket of Eggs" (plot) and references there
References
- Ord, pp. 395-396, "I Wish My Granny Saw Ye" (1 text)
- Roud #5614
- BI, Ord395B