Willie Boy- B. Byrne (NL) 1968 Casey

Willie Boy- B. Byrne (NL) 1968 Casey

[Only one stanza transcribed. From:Memorial University Folklore Archive (MUNFLA) (St. John's, Newfoundland) acc. 68-40 / tape C538 / counter 776.

R. Matteson 2017]


Willie Boy- sung by B. Byrne of Conche, Newfoundland on July 31, 1968. Collected by George Casey.

Come build for me a small wheelboat,
It over the ocean I mean to float,
And every kingship I do pass,
I will inquire for my Willie boy.