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an old quaker dialogue

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California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties
Robertson, Sidney [md] collector
Graham, George Vinton [md] singer
Asmussen, Ella [md] transcriber of text
Recorded at San Jose, California
December 1938
UC-WPA Disk No. 7E-A3

Madam, I Have Come A-courting
Madam, I have come a-courting, hum-a-day, hum-a-day,
Madam, I have come a-courting, hum-a-day, hum-a-day.
Well, if that be your desire,
You can sit and court the fire.
Fal-tum-a-link-tum-a-too-ry-day. **
Madam, I have lands and money, hum-a-day, hum-a-day,
Madam, I have lands and money, hum-a-day, hum-a-day.
What do I care for your lands and money?
I've got a lad that calls me honey.
Fal-tum-a-link-tum-a-too-ry-day. **
Madam, I have got rings and money, hum-a-day, hum-a-day,
Madam, I have got rings and money, hum-a-day, hum-a-day.
What do I care for your rings and money?
I've got a lad that calls me honey.
Fal-tum-a-link-tum-a-too-ry-day. *
Madam, I'll go hone to mother; hum-a-day, hum-a-day,
Madam, I'll go home to mother, hum-a-day, hum-a-day.
What do I care for you or your mother?
She's a greenhorn, you're another.
Fal-tum-a-link-tum-a-too-ry-day. **

* This stanza has been taken from Mr. Graham's MS. copy.

** The last verse in every stanza has been taken from Mr. Graham's
MS. copy.
GEORGE VINTON GRAHAM
Old Time Musician and Song Poem Writer
R. 2. Box 319 J
SAN JOSE, CALIF.

An Old Quaker Dialogue
Madam, I have come a-courting-Hum-a -day, Hum-a-day
Madam, I have come a-courting-Hum-a-day, Hum-a-day
Well, if that be your desire, you can sit and court the fire.
Fal-tum-a-link-tum-a-too-ry-day
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Madam, I have houses and lands Hum-a-day, Hum-a-day
" " " " " " " " " " " "
What do I care for your houses and lands?
All I want is a handsome man
Ful-tum-a- link-tum-a-too-ry-day.
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Madam,I have got rings and money Hum-a-day, Hum-a-day.
" " " " " " " " " " " " "
What do I care for your rings and money?
I've got a lad that calls me honey
Fal-tum-a-link-tum,a-too-ry-day
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Madam,I'll go home to mother Hum-a-day, Hum-a-day
" " " " " " " " " " " "
What do I care for you or your mother?
She's a greenhorn, you're a-nother,
Fal-tum-a-link-tum-a-too-ry-day.
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This song was compiled by George Vinton Graham for the University
of California and sung on the phono-graph record Dec 8th, 1938.

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Lyrics copy-pasted from the link cited above.
-Joe Offer-