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{{Wikisource|Child's Ballads/33}}'''"Kempy Kay"''' ([[Roud Folk Song Index|Roud]] 32, [[Child Ballads|Child]] 33) is an English-language folk song.<ref>[[Francis James Child]], ''The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'', [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch033.htm "Kempy Kay"]</ref> |
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==Synopsis== |
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A deformed suitor woos a hideous maiden, each of whom is described in bawdy detail. Finally, they exchange disgusting gifts, and the match is made.<ref name = "Fresno">{{cite web | url = http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/C033.html | last = Waltz | first = Robert B. | last2 = Engle | first2 = David G. | title = Lady Alice | work = Folklore The Traditional Ballad Index: An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk Songs of the English-Speaking World | publisher = [[California State University, Fresno]] | year = 2017 | access-date = 2017-10-10}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of the Child Ballads]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 5 September 2024
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"Kempy Kay" (Roud 32, Child 33) is an English-language folk song.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]A deformed suitor woos a hideous maiden, each of whom is described in bawdy detail. Finally, they exchange disgusting gifts, and the match is made.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Kempy Kay"
- ^ Waltz, Robert B.; Engle, David G. (2017). "Lady Alice". Folklore The Traditional Ballad Index: An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk Songs of the English-Speaking World. California State University, Fresno. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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