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14-Dec-11 - 11:11 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Demon Lover in New England?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Demon Lover in New England?
Cape Breton's Magazine > Issue 23 > Page 1 - MacDougalls and Whittys and Songs Page 1 - MacDougalls and Whittys and Songs Published by Ronald Caplan on 1979/7/31
Music as sung by Mary Ann MacDougall Cape Breton
It's of a young man this song I write Unto the seas he takes great delight While the female sex had him beguiled Till at length he had two of them with child
He promised them he'd be true to both He bound himself with a solemn oath For to marry them both if he had life And one of them he made his wife
The other poor girl she was left alone She said, "You false and alluding men It's funny. You have done a wicked thing Which a public shame unto me will bring."
It's to some silent woods she went This public shame all to prevent And for to finish off the strife She cut the tender thread of life
She hung herself out off a tree Two men were hunting they did her see Her flesh by birds were beastly torn Which grieved those young men's heart forsom
Straightway they ran and they cut her down And in her bosom a note was found This note was written out in large Saying, "Bury me not or I'll do you charge
"But here on the ground you will let me lie For all false young men as they pass by And this by me a warning take And see their follies when it's too late."
It was on the land she plagued him so Till at length to the sea he was forced to go
And as he was standing in the topmast high A little boat he chanced to spy A little boat without any trim Which made him tremble on every limb
It's down below then this young man goes Unto the captain his mind unclose Saying, "There is a spirit a-coming hence So captain you'll stand up in my defence."
It's up on deck then the captain goes It's there he spied this a-fettered ghost Saying, "Captain, captain, you must untend You must fide(?) and help me with this young man.'
"It's in St. Helen's this young man died And in St. Helen's his body lies." "Oh captain do not tell me so For he do dwell in your ship below
"And if you will stand up in his defence A mighty storm I will send hence Which it will make you and your sailors weep And leave your bodies rolling in the deep.
" It's down below then the captain goes He brings this young man unto his foes She fixed her eyes on him so grim That it made him tremble on every limb
Saying, "It's easily knowing when I was a maid It was first by you I was betrayed I am a spirit that came for thou You bought me once but I got you now."
It's to preserve then both ship and men It was in that boat where she forced him then The boat sank down in a flame of fire Which caused the sailors all to admire
So come all good people who love belong And since you heard of my mournful song Be true to one or don't be tied Or don't allure with poor female kind.