Mudcat Café message #547664

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Thread #38819 Message #547664
Posted By: dick greenhaus
11-Sep-01 - 09:46 PM
Thread Name: Origins of: Barbara Allen, is there a story ?
Subject: RE: Origins of: Barbara Allen, is there a story ?

There's obviously something in this story (sometimes referred to as "the bitch and the wimp") that strikes a chord. IT's the most-often-encountered CHild Ballad, and is frequently referred to by the folk as "something that happened in the next town".