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Thread #162550 Message #3875176
Posted By: Richie
04-Sep-17 - 01:03 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Madam, I Have Come To Court You
Subject: RE: Origins: Madam, I Have Come To Court You
Hi,
Here's a nice version from Florida.
"Yonder Sits a Humble Creature." Sung by Mrs. Matilda Keene of Newberry, Fla., recorded by Alton C. Morris, 1937. (AFS979B2) Listen: https://www.floridamemory.com/audio/folk.php
Yonder sits a humble creature, Lily-white brow as white as snow, I'll go court her for her beauty, Make her answer Yes or No.
CHORUS: La la, la la la la, La la, la la la.
"Madam I will court you for your beauty, If you'll only entertain, Please sit down and I'll treat you handsome If you never come again. CHORUS
Madam I have gold and silver, Madam I have house and land, Madam I have a world of pleasure You may have at your command. CHORUS
What cares I for your gold and silver? What cares I for you house and land? Nothing cares I for your world of pleasure, All's I want is a handsome man. CHORUS
Madam why do you brag on beauty? Beauty's a flower that will decay, Pull a red rose in the morning, By the noon it will fade away. CHORUS
The ripest apple is the soonest rotten, The warmest love['s] the soonest cold, Young man's dreams are so uncertain, Pray young miss, don't you be so bold. CHORUS