“The Chippewa Girl”
Description
The singer sees a pretty Chippewa girl and proposes marriage. She refuses him, saying she is too young and her parents would not approve. The two part amicably, with the singer making a few general remarks about marriage
Notes
The Leach-Labrador version is "The Braes of Strathblane" relocated to "the Chippewa stream." The difference between Laws H10 and Braes of Strablane is that Laws [does not in his description include the ending -- found] in Leach-Labrador and Mackenzie -- in which the girl is finally rejected.
Mackenzie -- with its change of mind by both parties -- strengthens the argument that this is just "Braes of Strathblane" relocated. My earlier thought that Laws had not seen such a version is demonstrated to be false; Mackenzie is one of his two sources for H10. - BS
Cross references
- cf. "The Braes of Strathblane" (words, theme and references there)
References
- Laws H10, "The Chippewa Girl"
- Beck 45, "The Chippewa Girl" (1 text)
- Leach-Labrador 94, "Chippawa Girl" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Mackenzie 54, "The Chippewa Stream" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DY 705, CHIPGIRL
- Roud #1938
- BI, LH10