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The Fause Lover
Roud Folksong Index (S205258)

1 of approx 88 results
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Fair maid sat in her bower door, A

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201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

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Whitelaw, Book of Scottish Ballads p.221

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Buchan

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X5937

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The False Lover Won Back
Roud Folksong Index (S204918)

2 of approx 88 results
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Roud No

201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

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Coffin, Brit. Trad. Ballad in N. America (1977 edn.) pp.132, 261

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USA / Canada

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X6789

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False Lover Won Back, the [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S503661)

3 of approx 88 results
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Roud No

201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) C218

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Online index

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X10951

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http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/C218.html
The False Lover Won Back
Roud Folksong Index (S204914)

4 of approx 88 results
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Fair maid sat in her bower-door, A

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201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

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Leach, The Ballad Book (1955) pp.

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Buchan MSS 1 p.144

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X4920

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The False Lover Won Back
Roud Folksong Index (S204910)

5 of approx 88 results
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Sun shines high on yonder hill, The

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201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

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Greig, Folk-Song of the North-East art. XCIII (version b)

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Scotland

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Greig, Gavin

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X5808

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The False Lover Won Back
Roud Folksong Index (S204912)

6 of approx 88 results
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Sun shines high on yonder hill, The

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201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

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Greig, Folk-Song of the North-East art. XCIII (version d)

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Christie TBA

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X5808

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The Fause Lover
Roud Folksong Index (S205257)

7 of approx 88 results
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Fair maid sat in her bower-door, A

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Child 218

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Child, Vol.4 pp.209-211 (No.218) (version a)

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Buchan MSS 1 p.114

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X4680

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The True Lover
Roud Folksong Index (S163779)

8 of approx 88 results
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Fair maid sat in her front door, A

Roud No

201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

Source

Belden, Ballads & Songs...Missouri (1940) p.78

Performer

Moore, Miss Gladys

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USA : Missouri : Galena

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Short, Lillian

Date collected

1921

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Female

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X6856

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The False Lover Won Back
Roud Folksong Index (S204909)

9 of approx 88 results
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As I went up yon high, high hill

Roud No

201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

Source

Greig, Folk-Song of the North-East art. XCIII (version a)

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Scotland

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Greig, Gavin

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The False Lover Won Back
Roud Folksong Index (S204913)

10 of approx 88 results
First Line

Fair maid sat in her bower door, A

Roud No

201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

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Greig, Folk-Song of the North-East art. XCIII (version e)

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P. Buchan

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X5808

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The False Lover Won Back
Roud Folksong Index (S204911)

11 of approx 88 results
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Come saddle to me the black steed, said he

Roud No

201 [Search for 201 in the current indexes]

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Child 218

Source

Greig, Folk-Song of the North-East art. XCIII (version c)

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Scotland

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Greig, Gavin

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