“The Lost Babe”
Description
A child wanders away from its mother (or is sent to take its father his dinner) and is lost. Men of the community (or Egypt and foreign lands) search; the child is dead, and buzzards are picking out its eyes. The mother cries, "Lord, have mercy"
Cross references
- cf. "The Children in the Wood (The Babes in the Woods)" (plot)
- cf. "Three Lost Babes of Americay" (plot)
- cf. "Penitent" (tune of Sharp's B version)
- cf. "The Vulture (of the Alps)" (theme)
- cf. "All the Pretty Little Horses" (theme of young one at the mercy of birds)
References
- SharpAp 129, "The Lost Babe" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
- Roud #3636
- BI, ShAp2129