The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #23026   Message #1236265
Posted By: Joybell
29-Jul-04 - 08:32 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The old oak tree
Subject: RE: The old oak tree
So we have an Eliza - close to the Liza of "Liza Wells". What puzzles me is that the name "Liza Wells" is much more specific than the other variants with Betsy, Bessie etc. and no surname. Could this ballad be traced to an actual murder I wonder? There's quite a bit of detail. Joy