TY Steve- too bad the song text was not transcribed. Here's the final list of US texts, I'm missing the end stanzas of "Yaddle Laddle," from Ruth Crawford Seeger's 1948 book, American Folk Songs for Children-- anyone have that text? Here' a link to the US versions and headnotes: http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/us--canada-versions-9-seventeen-come-sunday-.aspx My Pretty Maid- Bessie Bock (WV) c.1850 Cox New Orleans- Bertha H. Beard (NC) c.1894 REC That Blue-Eyed Girl- Fletch Rymer (NC) 1898 Brown Sixteen Come Sunday- Flora McDowell (TN) c.1905 Way Down Yonder- Mary Brown (TX) 1916 Thompson Sixteen Next Sunday- G. Franklin (VA) 1918 Sharp A Sixteen Next Sunday- F. Richards (VA) 1918 Sharp B Sixteen Next Sunday- L. Cannady (VA) 1918 Sharp C Sixteen Next Sunday- S. Reynolds (VA) 1918 Sharp D Sixteen Come Sunday- L. Jones (NC) 1918 Sharp MS Sixteen Come Sunday- Connolly (NC) 1918 Sharp MS Seventeen Come Sunday- (NC) c.1919 Brown A The Modesty Answer- Hatfield (WV) 1928 Cox Pretty Little Girl- Mrs. Bair (OH) c.1931 Eddy A Sweet Little Honey- Mrs. Topper (OH) c.1931 Eddy B My Pretty Little Miss- (TX) 1936 Owens Way Down Yonder- Nancy Trivette (KY) 1936 Owens Weevily Wheat- Uncle Dave Macon (TN) 1938 Hi Rinky Dum- Fish (NH) 1940 Warner/Flanders Where Are You Going? Glasscock (NC) 1943 Brown B Sixteen This Sunday- S. Luther (NH) 1945 Flanders Where Are You Going? Edwards (NY) c.1948 Cazden One Sunday Morning- Susie Barlow (UT) 1948 Hubbard Yaddle Laddle- Gant Family (TX) 1948 Seeger I'll Be Seventeen Come Sunday- Gilkie (NS) 1949 Where are You Going? B. Ritchie (KY) c.1950 REC I'm Scarce Sixteen Come Sunday- Duncan (NS) 1950 As I Rode Out- Hartlan (NS) 1950 Creighton B Scarce Sixteen- Mrs. Hartlan (NS) 1950 Creighton C My Pretty Maid- Robert Risinger (OK) c.1950 Moores Seventeen Come Sunday- H. Morry (NL) 1951 Peacock Rocky Mountain- Rufus Crisp (KY) c.1953 REC How Old Are You? Fred High (AR) 1953 Parler A Where are you going? A. Dornan (NB) c.1954 Creighton Seventeen Come Sunday- Samms (NL) 1960 Peacock How Old Are You? P. Seeger (NY) 1960 Lomax How Old Are You? C. Bowman (AR) 1960 Parler B Where Are You Going? Hammons (WV) 1970 Howard This concludes the brief study of "Seventeen"- the headnotes are considered "rough drafts" and will be proofed again later. TY to Steve Gardham and others who have contributed to this thread. Significant is the total of 15 versions of Waukrife Mammy where previously only the Burns and maybe the Lyle were recognized- both incomplete.
I need to finish the painting of the song and the Appendices- both in progress. Please post any missing texts on this thread. Richie
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