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Title
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In the City of Limerick
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Singer
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Pillinger, John
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms: 'Offences against the law, their consequent punishment and the repentance of the culprit afford the ballad writer abundant materials. The songs themselves seldom exhibit any particular brilliance, but they are interesting, if only as being illustrative of the weaker side of human nature. Obtained of John Pillinger.'
Williams, Alfred: WGS: 'Offences against the law, their consequent punishment and the repentance of the culprit afford the ballad writer abundant materials. The songs themselves seldom exhibit any particular brilliance, but they are interesting, if only as being illustrative of the weaker side of human nature. Obtained of John Pillinger, Lechlade.'
Note 2
In Verse 4 Line 4 the WGS text is:
You drink to your true love and I will drink to mine.
There are also minor differences in punctuation between the Ms and WGS versions of the text.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
