The Maid Freed from the Gallows
First recording and first release by Bentley Ball (January 1920 / 1920)
- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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A ballad about a woman pleading for a delay in her execution. There are many, many variants in story and lyrics under different titles and in various languages. In fact, the song is suspected of having European origins rather than an English one.
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