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SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN (G) G - D7 G / G - D7 G / G - - C / On Springfield Mountain there did dwell A lovely youth, I knew him well - I ell - Tu rudy nu, tu rudy nay, Tu rudy nu, tu rudy nay Each morning early, he did go Up to the mountain for to mow - I owe He scarce had mowed half round the field When a poison serpent bit his heel - I eel They carried him to Molly dear Which made him feel so very queer - I eer Now Molly had two ruby lips With which the poison she did sip - I ip But Molly had a rotten tooth And so the poison killed them both - I oth The moral: when in love don't pass Too near to patches of high grass - I ass ----------------------------------------------------------------- Note: this is, apparantly, a burlesque of an older, more serious ballad. See SPRNMNT2 @love @death @animal recorded by Dildine Family, Ives, many others DT #314 Laws G16 filename[ SPRNMNTN TUNE FILE: SPRNMNTN CLICK TO PLAY DC |
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