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Series I : Original Collection Materials, 1928 - 1972
Box 6 : Scottish National Dictionary, Notes and Papers, Games and Music
Packet 6 : Miscellaneous Notes and Papers
Folder 146 : Miscellaneous Notes and Papers - J
Student Collections - Part 2 collectanea

Page 10279- 10280 : Gypsy Davey [song text] Gertrude Godfrey (contributor), Matooka, West Virginia

Item Summary

Format

song text

Title

Gypsy Davey

Contributor

Gertrude Godfrey

Place

Matooka, West Virginia

Reference Code

AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 10279- 10280

Scope and Content Notes

Genre

song - Child ballad

Alternative title

The Gypsy Laddie

First line

It was late in the night when the Squire come home

9 stanzas

Type Numbers

Roud 1
Child 200, The Gypsy Laddie

Contextual Notes

From grandmother.

Related Items

Song Text

The Gypsy Laddie [song text] Gertrude Godfrey (contributor), Matooka, West Va.

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