Bonnie Annie

"Bonnie Annie" (Child 24, Roud 172) is a folk ballad recorded from the Scottish and English traditions. Scottish texts are often called Bonnie Annie or The Green Banks of Yarrow, English texts are most often called The Banks of Green Willow. Other titles include The Undutiful Daughter, The High Banks O Yarrow, The Watery Grave, Green Willow, There Was a Rich Merchant that Lived in Strathdinah and The Merchant's Daughter.[1][2]

The ballad has been collected from traditional singers in Britain, Ireland, and the USA.[2]

  1. ^ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Bonnie Annie"
  2. ^ a b Roud Folk Song Index, Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website http://vwml.org/search?ts=1486337459743&collectionfilter=RoudFS;RoudBS&advqtext=0%7Crn%7C172# Retrieved 2017/03/09