"Our Goodman" | |
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Song | |
Published | 18th century (earliest known) |
Genre | Broadside ballad, folksong |
Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
"Our Goodman" (Child 274, Roud 114) is a Scottish and English humorous folk song. It describes the efforts of an unfaithful wife to explain away the evidence of her infidelity. A version of the song, "Seven Drunken Nights", was a hit record for The Dubliners in the 1960s.