- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Copyright date
- February 5, 1941
- Language
- English
- Comments
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aka "John Riley", "Broken Token". [Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471, H818; Ballad Index LN42; VWML PG/5/25; Bodleian Roud 264; Wiltshire 375, 884 ; trad.]. Traditional song from the British Isles usually involving a young lady out in her father's garden who meets a young man (who can be known as John Riley) who asks her to marry and she responds that she's betrothed to a sailor who's been out on the sea for seven years. It turns out the young man is that sailor who has returned home and was testing her fealty. The song became very popular in Appalachian America and is typically known in the US as "Pretty Little Miss (or Fair Young Maid) out in the Garden. The original British Isles versions are typically known by different names. Cousin Emmy and her husband copyrighted her US variant in 1947, but her lyrics are just an arrangement of the traditional song.
NOTE: not to be confused with Fly Around, My Pretty Little Miss, as both versions can be called "My Pretty Little Miss" or "Pretty Little Miss" - Licensing
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Versions
Pretty Little Miss out in the Garden / John Riley / The Poor and Young Single Sailor written by [Traditional] English
Pretty Little Miss out in the Garden / John Riley / The Poor and Young Single Sailor written by [Traditional] instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | John Riley | The Byrds | 1996 | ||
| i | Wine's Delight - Jump in the Well My Pretty Little Miss | The Tune Dogs | 1999 | Medley |
Verloren man written by Ernst van Altena Dutch Most likely following "John Riley" version of Joan Baez/Judy Collins/Byrds
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verloren man | Corry Brokken | 1968 | First release |