“The Dark-Haired Girl”
Description
The singer and a comrade go rambling on July 20, (18)39. They see a girl, whose beauty he praises extravagantly. He promises to be true to her. Though she is a servant and he is rich, "a pretty curl Will be all I want as dower from my dark-haired girl."
References
- SHenry H559, p. 237, "The Dark-Haired Girl" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #9471
- BI, HHH559