Hmm. An interesting family of songs. Here's the entry from the Traditional Ballad Index:

Next Monday Morning

DESCRIPTION: The singer meets a young girl who says she will be married next Sunday (or other day). He asks her age; she is (12/16/other). He tells her she's too young to marry. She replies that she will be married that day and describes the festivities. End of story.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1850
KEYWORDS: marriage wedding age
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South,Lond),Scotland) Ireland Canada(Mar,Newf) US(Ap,MW,NE,SE)
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Sharp-100E 38, "The Sign of the Bonny Blue Bell" (1 text, 1 tune)
Kennedy 137, "Next Monday Morning' (1 text, 1 tune)
BrownII 173, "I'm Going to Get Married Next Sunday" (1 text)
Creighton/Senior, pp. 165-166, "[I'm Going to Be Married on Monday]" (1 text plus 1 fragment, 2 tunes)
DT, NEXTMOND* NEXTMON2*
Roud #579
RECORDINGS:
Harry Cox, "Next Monday Morning" (on HCox01)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
I'm Going to be Married on Sunday
Notes: The Brown text lacks the objection to the girl's youth. Perhaps a deliberate American adaption, where the availability of land meant that teenagers, especially in mountain areas, did marry quite young? - RBW
File: ShH38

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The Digital Tradition has the Kennedy/Harry Cox version, and the one from Sharp. I'll be glad to post the others on request.
Hey, that is "Judy Cook of Washington DC" who started this thread.
-Joe Offer-