Brit trad song: I Once Loved A Lass / False Bride

[Dave Hicks]

A traditional tune common in Scotland and England, and occasional, at least, in Ireland. This is quite an old song, as a version of the lyrics was in print in the late 1600s. I’ve incorporated some verses from a closely related song, A Week Before Easter. The last verse was added by Ewan McColl and Peggy Seeger in the 1950s. I learned it from Pentangle. The melody was used by Richard Fariña in Birmingham Sunday.

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