Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me? [Untitled]

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.

Soldiers--Songs and music

Courtship--Songs and music

Folk songs--United States

Folk music--Appalachian Region

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

1862

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

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Song texts

English

Text

1860s

Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me?, Variant 2

Mrs. Richard D. Blacknall [Harriet S. Blacknall], 1813-?

In Brown, the note for this specific variant states that the Blacknall original contained the note "known since 1862."

Brown Courting Songs - 7(D)., Randolph 65, Cox 159, Sharp 90