Rose or Ardee, and the Washing Day.
Boston: Boston: Sold Wholesale and Retail by L. Deming,. (1832-37). Item #716 Broadside 8vo. 225 x 180 mm., [9 x 7 inches]. Songs printed in two columns, separated by a decorative border with the imprint in small type. Paper stock brown, a few stains, and edges rough, otherwise sound and attractive. I courted lovely Mary, at the age of sixteen, Her waist it was slender, and her carriage genteel; Till at length a young weaver come thee, her to see, And stole the flower of this country, the Rose of Ardee AND My Kate she is a bonny wife There’s none more free from evil, Except upon a washing day, And then she is a devil. The very kittens on the hearth, Thjey dare not even play, Away they jump with many a thump, Upon a Washing Day OCLC cites a one copy at the American Antiquarian Society.
Price: $250.00