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Man's Array: A Survey of Cross-Dressing Ballads in the English Language Folk Tradition
"Sovay, Sovay, all on a day
She dressed herself in man's array
With a brace of pistols all at her side
To meet her true love
To meet her true love
Away she rides"
Young women wearing men's clothing is a prevailing theme in the English Language Folk Tradition. Join Weckiai for a survey of some of the highlights of ballads of this type, and a few brief historical digressions.
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By atithetohellpod"Sovay, Sovay, all on a day
She dressed herself in man's array
With a brace of pistols all at her side
To meet her true love
To meet her true love
Away she rides"
Young women wearing men's clothing is a prevailing theme in the English Language Folk Tradition. Join Weckiai for a survey of some of the highlights of ballads of this type, and a few brief historical digressions.