“The Whirly Whorl”
Description
Bridesmaid describes a bride's problems with an elderly groom. The bride modestly turns her back, then her front, but he gives no comfort. She berates her mother for marrying her to an old fool, and vows to find a young man "to play at the whirly whorl"
Cross references
- cf. "Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man" (theme) and references there
Recordings
- Anne Briggs, "The Whirly Whorl" (on BirdBush1, BirdBush2, Briggs3)
References
- Roud #12573
- BI, RcTWW