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Joe Offer Origins: Six Sweethearts / Six Girls (6) RE: Origins: Six Girls 19 Aug 25

Here's the listing from the Traditional Ballad Index:

Six Sweethearts, The

DESCRIPTION: The singer recalls courting "six girls all at once." He enjoys it greatly until he starts to forget the girls' names. The girls unite to pay him back. He dreams of what else they might do -- and of being a Turk and marrying all of them
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1935 (Sam Henry collection)
KEYWORDS: courting betrayal dream
FOUND IN: Ireland Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H605, p. 340, "The Six Sweethearts" (1 text, 1 tune)
Creighton-MaritimeFolkSongs, p. 128, "Six Girls" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #2704
File: HHH605

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