“The Braw Servant Lasses”

Description

"Ye decent auld women, I'll sing you a song" to complain about the follies of the young. They dress up, go out "like a ship in full sail," visit the church but ignore what is said -- and end up pregnant. The singer admits being a 63-year-old bachelor

Notes

I'm tempted to create a keyword "sour-grapes." - RBW

Cross references

• cf. "Meditations of an Old Bachelor (The Good Old-Fashioned Girl)" (subject)

References

1. Ord, pp. 275-276, "The Braw Servant Lasses" (1 text)
2. Roud #5597
3. BI, Ord275