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Origins: One Morning in The Spring
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Subject: Origins: One Morning in The Spring From: RTim Date: 26 May 10 - 10:27 AM The song below is from a CD called - Blow The Man Down - a collection of Sea Songs & Shanties (with various performers), where is is sung by the late great Cyril Tawney. Now it is obviously a version of Roud 152 - Sweet William, but I cannot find "Exactly" which collection it comes from, or is it a version cobbled together by Cyril. Can anyone help? Tim Radford One Morning in The Spring. - via Cyril Tawney. It was one morning in the spring I went on board to serve the King I left my dearest dear behind Who oft times told me her heart was mine. When I came back to her fatherÕs hall Enquiring for my jewel all Her cruel old father this replied Her mama says Oh if you deny. Oh, she has married another man A richer man for all his life A richer man for all his life Oh, and he has made her his lawful wife. Oh God curse gold and silver too, And all false women that wonÕt prove true For some will take and then will break All for the sake of richery. Oh stop young man donÕt talk too fast The fault is great but none of mine The fault is great but none of mine DonÕt speak so hard of the female kind. If I had gold you might have part As I have none you have gained my heart YouÕve gained it all with a free good will So keep my vows and hold them still. Oh since hard fortune around me frowns IÕll sail this ocean around and round IÕll sail this ocean until I die IÕll quit my ways on a mountain high. |
Subject: RE: Origins: One Morning in The Spring From: Jim Carroll Date: 26 May 10 - 02:19 PM The text is almost identical to Sharp's b version given in 'English Folk-songs from the Southern Appalachians'. I suggest that Cyril took this as a basis and made a few small changes. Jim Carroll Early Early In The Spring Mrs Hester House, Hot Springs, N.C. Sept. 14th 1916 1. So early, early in the Spring; I went on board to serve the King, A-leaving of my love behind, Who always told me her heart was mine 2 When I came back to her father's hall, Enquiring for my jewel all, Her cruel old father this replied : Her mamma says O if you deny. 3 O she has married another man, A richer man for all his life, A richer man for all his life, O he has made her his lawful wife. 4 O God curse gold and silver too And all false women that won't prove true; For some will take and then will break All for the sake of richeree. 5 O stop, young man, don't talk too fast, The fault is great, but none of mine ; The fault is great, but none of mine; Don't speak so hard of the female kind. 6 O if you had gold you might have part, But as I have none you have gained my heart; You have gained it all with a free good will, So keep my vows and hold them still. 7 O since hard fortune around me frowns, I'll sail the ocean around and around; I'll sail the ocean till I die, I'll quit my ways on a mountain high. |
Subject: RE: Origins: One Morning in The Spring From: RTim Date: 26 May 10 - 03:14 PM Good job Jim - I think you are probably right!! Tim R |
Subject: RE: Origins: One Morning in The Spring From: Fred McCormick Date: 29 May 10 - 04:15 PM The Cyril Tawney recording was originally cut for the Topic LP Farewell Nancy. 12T 110. According to A.L. Lloyd's sleevenotes, the tune was collected by Vaughan Williams from an unnamed Norfolk singer (James Whitby of Tilney All Saints presumably). As was VW's wont, he neglected to write down all the verses, so Bert goes on to say that his widow (Ursula presumably), completed it with verses collected by Sharp in North Carolina. Again, Bert doesn't say which one, but there's only two "complete" versions in Sharp's Appalachian collection; from Hester House of Hot Springs, NC on 14.09.16; and from Mitchell Wallin of Allanstand 04.08.16. The former is textually closest to the one which Tawney sang. |
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