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Thread #100442   Message #3781829
Posted By: Susan of DT
28-Mar-16 - 07:27 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Robber Bridegroom
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Robber Bridegroom
See also:Young Andrew
False Sir John
and other versions of Child #4

In these songs the male lover asks her to steal her dowry from her parents and run away with him to be wed. He then takes the money and threatens to kill her.