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Thread #147948   Message #3431722
Posted By: GUEST,tsmithmuslib
06-Nov-12 - 06:18 AM
Thread Name: Origins: English folk song enquiry
Subject: Origins: English folk song enquiry
Someone has asked me to track down a folk song but they only have a few bits of information. It's an English ballad, sung from the perspective of a woman who is in love with a madman. The song ends with him being taken away and she simply accepts it, despite being left with her children. The only line he can remember is "o'er the lea."

Any help would be greatly appreciated!