@Setanta,
how about folk songs.. On top of old smpkey for example speaks of a young lady who's lost her beaux ,for courting to slow
Goodnight Irene mentions suicide
in fact the weavers hit veresion had the entire second verse cut out
2 nd verse
some times I live in the country
some times I live in town
Some times I take a great notion
To Jump in the river and drown.
( lead belly's version of Goodnight Irene has the full second verse
alyssa