The wanton virgins frightened. To which are added, the rejected maid. Different humours. The disconsolate sailor. Billy and Molly's parting. The busy crew.

The rejected maid.

Different humours.

The disconsolate sailor.

Billy and Molly's parting.

The busy crew.

Glasgow: Printed by J. & M. Robertson

1802

8 pages

15 cm

A collection of ballads and songs on a variety of topics. The first is a humorous song about three girls who, while bathing naked in the pond while their father is asleep, are surprised into flight by a young man falling into the pond from his hidden perch in the trees. The father runs outside as his naked daughters run in and he mistakes them for enemy soldiers coming to plunder his house, at which point he calls his neighbours to come aid him before the whole episode is revealed by the original peeping tom. Other songs include: a lament by a young woman who is betrayed by her false lover; a satirical song that matches up particular classes and occupations with different tavern signs, based on stereotypes; and three songs about sailors and sailing who are alternately separated or reunited with their lovers.

Ballads and songs

Courtship and Marriage

War

Wit and Humor

Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow

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