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Thread #6346   Message #3933731
Posted By: Jim Carroll
27-Jun-18 - 01:47 PM
Thread Name: Help: The Unfortunate Rake
Subject: RE: Help: The Unfortunate Rake
Two versions I forgot - both recorded by us from Irish Travellers
Jim

Peggy Delaney (nee McCarthy) Caheciveen Kerry

On a fine summer's morning as I went out walking,
On a fine summer's morning I happened to stray,
It was up to Kilver Hospital to see my fine daughter
Wrapped up in red flannen (flannel) as cold as the clay.

Send for my mother and tell her I'm dying,
Send for the doctor and make no delay,
Six little maidens for to lead me on their shoulders
And they played the dead march as they take me away."

There were six little maidens for to lead her on their shoulders
And they played the dead march as they took her away.
He was my defaulter, he was my deceiver,
He brought me to destructions and now on my clay,

Here lies the body of one who was handsome,
Here lies the body of one who was gay,
Here lies the body of poor Hannah Franklin
That died for the young man that led her astray.

B   Cowboy Shot In North Long    (Laws B1) (Roud 2)
Mary Delaney Cashel Tipperary (tape) 79)   

I roamed to Tipperary one evening on sunset,
The nightingale whistled the merrily birds sing,
Bring me over Tipperary and leave me down easy,
I am yet the young cowboy was shot in North Long

Did anybody write to my dearest poor old mother?
Did anybody write to my sister so gay?
Come and bring me a cup of that pure Christian water,
I’m a dashing young cowboy and I’m dying today.

There goes a cowboy in his whole suit of linen,
In his whole suit of linen as cold as the clay,
If you give him a drop of the pure Christian water
He's a brave dashing cowboy and he's dying today.

Let six jolly cowboys come carry my coffin,
Six jolly more come and march by my side,
Let each of them carry a bunch of wild roses,
Let them know I’m gay cowboy was shot in the wrong.

Come play the drums merrily and play the drums slowly,
Play then the dead march as we go along,
When he came to it the spirit departed,
And it flew from the heart of the cowboy so gay.