Kiss me mother, ere I die.
Collins, Dan.
Leybourne, George,1842-1884.
[Manchester : T. Pearson, printer, 4 and 6 Chadderton St, Manchester,
ca. 1865?]
Happy Irish Dan - first line reads: Faith I'm a happy Irish boy, the pride of/ all the land.
Happy Irish Dan - Sung with immense success by Dan Collins.
If ever I cease to love - first line reads: In a house, in a square, in a quadrant.
If ever I cease to love - Sung by George Leybourne.
In two columns.
Kiss me mother, ere I die - first line reads: Kiss me, mother, ere I die.
'No. 680.' is printed at the foot of the first column.
Publishing details from the Allegro catalogue of ballads at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. Dated from examination of text and style.
Three ballads.
Ballads, English