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Thread #162550 Message #3876913
Posted By: Richie
13-Sep-17 - 05:38 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Madam, I Have Come To Court You
Subject: RE: Origins: Madam, I Have Come To Court You
Hi Steve,
In order to separate the various versions based on, or similar to, "Madam" which are clearly different, a number of appendices have been created:
8A. "Oh No, John," "No Sir" and the "she answered No" songs.
8B. The Courting Case (Courting Cage); "O Miss, I Have A Very Fine Farm," etc.
8C. On a Mountain Stands a Lady (Children's game songs, Plough Plays; Skipping songs)
8D. The Quaker's Courtship, or, Quaker's Wooing
8E. The Spanish Lady ("Dublin City" "Madam, I'm a Darling" or "Chester City,") All Spanish Lady variants (Five basic types).
8F. Come My Little Roving Sailor ("Roving Sailor") Play-party song found in the US.
There are a few (see last post) versions of "she answered No" which are primarily stanzas of Madam-- most are not and are Roud 126. However, many of the "she answered No" songs are different from each other but I've grouped then under 8A.
Richie