A-Growing (Laws)

Song about a woman who is married to a 13 year old boy. She complains that he is very young so her father sends him off to school. At 14 he has a son. At 15 he is dead. Laws 035: Creighton and Senior, 108, 7dm; 5add. Lines; 4d (N.S.); Flanders and Olney, 196, 6d, m. (conn.); Sharp I, 410, 4d, m (Ky....

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Main Author: Hunt, Gladys
Other Authors: Hunt, Florence, Myrick, J.
Language:unknown
Published: 1993
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4627
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Summary:Song about a woman who is married to a 13 year old boy. She complains that he is very young so her father sends him off to school. At 14 he has a son. At 15 he is dead. Laws 035: Creighton and Senior, 108, 7dm; 5add. Lines; 4d (N.S.); Flanders and Olney, 196, 6d, m. (conn.); Sharp I, 410, 4d, m (Ky.) Refs.; Sturgis, 3, 7d, m (vt) notes