Still So Gently O'Er Me Stealing,
2019
University of Mississippi
Still So Gently O'Er Me Stealing, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a man who still loves a girl that no longer shares the same feelings.
Female Cabin Boy,
2019
University of Mississippi
Female Cabin Boy, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman disguises herself as a sailor, has a baby, which no one claims.
Kate Of Colebrook Dale,
2019
University of Mississippi
Kate Of Colebrook Dale, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A song about a man's love for a girl that he can meet no more.
The Sailor's Will,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Sailor's Will, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man sings about his will, wake, and what he leaves to his wife.
The New Garden Fields,
2019
University of Mississippi
The New Garden Fields, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man courts a girl who first denies him marriage but then agrees.
Streams Of Lovely Nancy,
2019
University of Mississippi
Streams Of Lovely Nancy, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman mets a man at a stream and waits for him to return.
The Dumb Wife,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Dumb Wife, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man takes his good wife to the doctor to make her talk but then she won't quit scolding him.
The Whistling Thief,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Whistling Thief, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A mother deters her daughter's suitors from pretending to be animals and the wind.
Besom Maker,
2019
University of Mississippi
Besom Maker, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman has interactions with men while gathering twigs for besom brooms, until she has a baby.
May Pole,
2019
University of Mississippi
May Pole, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
Men and women dancing around May Pole at festival
The Merchant's Daughter,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Merchant's Daughter, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman is denied marriage to a sailor by her father and joins a ship's crew
Death Of Simon Byrne,
2019
University of Mississippi
Death Of Simon Byrne, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
Ballad about boxer Simon Byrne who died after 99 rounds.
The Squire And Farmer,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Squire And Farmer, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A squire sleeps with a farmers wife while he is away and the farmer retaliates with the squire's wife.
Poverty's No. Sin,
2019
University of Mississippi
Poverty's No. Sin, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A poor girl is assaulted; her lover rescues and marries her
Dark Eye'd Maid Of Cadiz,
2019
University of Mississippi
Dark Eye'd Maid Of Cadiz, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
Spanish woman's beauty and her relationships
Whistle And I'Ll Come To You My Lad,
2019
University of Mississippi
Whistle And I'Ll Come To You My Lad, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman pining over a man
The Downfall Of Life,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Downfall Of Life, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A man longs to stop time and aging so he can enjoy living in his quiet country home.
The Woman That Wished She Had Never Got Married,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Woman That Wished She Had Never Got Married, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A woman wishes that she never married her abusive and alcoholic husband
The Little Gipsy Lass,
2019
University of Mississippi
The Little Gipsy Lass, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
A Romany woman is wooed by a wealthy gentleman.
Pretty Ploughboy,
2019
University of Mississippi
Pretty Ploughboy, Author Unknown
Broadside Ballads: England
After the ploughman is pressed into service, his lover buys his freedom.
