The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #97739   Message #1103500
Posted By: Abby Sale
28-Jan-04 - 10:52 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Hanged I Shall Be
Subject: Which singer does this:
A tune got into my head and I just can't recall enough phrases
to recall which it is. I'm thinking of a male non-source singer who isn't Carthy.

I guess it's a "Hanged I Shall Be" varient (which I can't necessarily distinguish from "Banks of the Ohio" varients) just because I'm sure 'July' is in there.   But...

This is all I can remenmber:
---
I asked her for to marry me
In the month of sweet July

...saying, Willie, please don't murder me
For I'm much too young to die

Flowing tide

asked .... for ... candle

But the murder, it was soon found out...

For the murder of sweet Marian
I am condemned to die
---

I'm getting so's it's common for me to remember the _end_ of a
song. I have to go through the whole thing backwards to figure out the
beginning. Doesn't work in this case.

Sorry I'm asking about a song with so very many varients. Any idea?