Sinful Flirt

This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.

Unrequited love--Songs and music

Love--Songs and music

Drowning--Songs and music

Death--Songs and music

Flirting--Songs and music

Ballads

Folk music--Appalachian Region

Poor Willie's Dead and Gone, The Flirt, Sinful Flirting, It is Sinful to Flirt, Willie, Poor Willie Dead and Gone, Sinful to Flirt, Willie My Darling, Poor Willie, Willie Down by the Pond

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

They Say It is Sinful to Flirt, Variant 1

Ina Elrod [Mrs. Roscoe Jacob Cook], 1892-1955

Brown Native American Ballads - 275., Laws G 19