Tarry Trowsers,
2019
University of Mississippi
Tarry Trowsers, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman refuses her mother's advice and waits for her absent lover.
Give Me A Cot,
2019
University of Mississippi
Give Me A Cot, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about love trumping riches
The Merry Fidler Done Over,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Merry Fidler Done Over, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A fiddler has to pay for a son he fathered and the mother's floor he destroyed.
Jockey And Jenny's Trip To The Fair,
2019
University of Mississippi
Jockey And Jenny's Trip To The Fair, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A couple sneak out to go to a fair and fall in love.
O Rare Turpin,
2019
University of Mississippi
O Rare Turpin, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man robs people on a road and is then caught and punished.
Indeed I Want A Husband,
2019
University of Mississippi
Indeed I Want A Husband, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman describes her ideal husband, a servant.
The Wheel Of Fortune,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Wheel Of Fortune, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman regrets the time she's lost to a man who left her.
The Streamlet,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Streamlet, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a stream reflecting a woman's beauty.
Green Grow The Rashes, O!,
2019
University of Mississippi
Green Grow The Rashes, O!, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a man's love for women
The Soldier's Return,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Soldier's Return, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A soldier comes home to his love.
The Great Sea Snake,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Great Sea Snake, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A poem about a giant sea snake.
Sylvia's Request And William's Denial,
2019
University of Mississippi
Sylvia's Request And William's Denial, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A disguised woman attempts to rob her lover of his ring to test his love.
Young Edwin In The Low-Lands Low,
2019
University of Mississippi
Young Edwin In The Low-Lands Low, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man returns from sea to his lover with lots of gold and is murdered by her parents.
The Workhouse Boy,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Workhouse Boy, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A group of workhouse workers lose a comrade on Christmas who is later discovered dead in the oven.
The Constant Pair,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Constant Pair, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A young woman sails to and brings back so she can marry her lover that her father had banished to the Indies
Blue-Eyed Mary,
2019
University of Mississippi
Blue-Eyed Mary, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man falls in love with a blue-eyed woman, departs, and comes back to marry her.
The Poachers,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Poachers, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man describes his illegal poaching activity.
The Spotted Cow,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Spotted Cow, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman uses the excuse of losing her cow to meet with the narrator.
The Furnace-Road Grocer,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Furnace-Road Grocer, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man sells his shop to his brother to avoid creditors, his wife, and his sister in law.
Woodsman Spare That Tree,
2019
University of Mississippi
Woodsman Spare That Tree, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man begs a woodsman to not cut down a tree
