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Formatsong text
TitleWater o the Weary Well
ContributorMrs James Christie
Index NameChristie, Mrs James
PlaceNewton Hill, Scotland
Reference Code AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 04920- 04921

Scope and Content Notes

Genre song - Child ballad
Alternative titleFaus Sir John
First lineStep in, step in, my lady fair
'Tune James Masson's father sung to " Water o Weary Well"'.

11 stanzas
Type NumberChild 4, Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight

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