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Thread #71740   Message #1229091
Posted By: Joe Offer
19-Jul-04 - 01:44 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Quaker's Courtship
Subject: ADD Version: The Courting Song
They get even better:

Ozark Folksongs 362B
Contributed by Mrs. Rosie Lattin, Pineville, Mo., Sept. 14, 1932

Where are you goin', sober Quaker?
Ti dum a toody dum,
Where are you goin', sober Quaker?
Ti dum a toody dum.

I'm goin' to court a lovely maiden,
Oh hi oh ho hum,
Maybe you can tell me how to get her,
Oh hi oh ho hum.

Trim your coat an' brush up your beaver,
Ti dum a toody dum,
An' swear you'll die before you'll leave her,
Ti dum a toody dum.

I've got a kitchen full of servants,
Oh hi oh ho hum,
Maybe you can tell me how to rule 'em,
Oh hi oh ho hum.

I wouldn't be the mistress of 'em,
Ti dum a toody dum,
I wouldn't be the scolder of 'em,
Ti dum a toody dum.

I've got a ring that cost a lot of money,
Oh hi oh ho hum,
An' you can wear it when you git ready,
Oh hi oh ho hum.

I don't want your ring nor money,
Ti dum a toody dum,
I want a beau that calls me honey,
Ti dum a toody dum.