Don't Get Married

{{Infobox song

| name = Don't Get Married

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Dubliners

| album =

| released = 4 June 1987

| recorded =

| studio =

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| genre = Folk, Irish

| length = 3:15

| label = HARMAC

| writer = Leon Rosselson

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| prev_title = The Irish Rover

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Jack's Heroes

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Don't Get Married" is a song written by Leon Rosselson, which is best known for being covered in a single by The Dubliners, released in June 1987 and charting at No.24 in the Irish Charts.{{cite web|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |accessdate=2013-11-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=2011-07-21 }} This is the only single to be released where Sean Cannon takes lead vocals.

Some have criticised the lyrics to the song as misandrist, including the folk singer Dick Gaughan, who is a supporter of feminist causes.Ailie Munro & Morag MacLeod, The folk music revival in Scotland, page 242, Kahn & Averill, 1984

Charts

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Chart (1987)

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position

{{single chart|Ireland|24|year=1967|week=00}}
{{single chart|UK
artist=The Dubliners Man|song=Maids When You're Young|date=1967}}

References

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Category:1987 singles

Category:The Dubliners songs

Category:Year of song missing

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