Info: Early One Morning (trad English)

Subject: Need title for song...
From:
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 12:34 PM

Several years ago I heard this tune on "Bewitched". I'd like to learn the name of it and if all the lyrics are available. The part I remember went like this:

Early one morning Just as the sun was rising
I heard a maiden singing In the valley below
"Oh never leave me. Oh, don't deceive me
How could you use a poor maiden so?"

If anyone could come up with information about this tune, I'd deeply appreciate it.

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Molly Malone
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 12:47 PM

Try this one: EARLY ONE MORNING.

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Amos
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 01:27 PM

Richard Dyer Bennett sang this on an early Fifties release. The second verse goes:

Remember the vows,
That you made to your Mary,
Remember the bower,
Where you vowed to be true,

Oh, don't deceive me,
Oh, never leave me,
How could you use
A poor maiden so?

I believe it is called "Early One Morning", along with about fifty other songs.

A

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Molly Malone
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 01:31 PM

Ever notice that a lot of songs are "Early in the Mornin'"?

Or "As I walked out one mornin' fair..."

Or "As I went (insert place here)"

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Bert
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 01:38 PM

It's here

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 01:59 PM

"Early one morning" means it's a folk song

"Woke up,this morning" means it's a blues.

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 03:20 PM

Pernell Roberts also sang it on Bonanza.:-)

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: GUEST,Marymac90
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 05:03 PM

Yes, he did, kat! I also remembered that, and was going to add it, but you beat me to it!

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Amos
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 05:06 PM

And "Woke up early this morning" means it was recorded by Peter, Paul, and Mary?

A

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Metchosin
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 06:11 PM

It was also the theme song of the "Friendly Giant" a Canadian Childrens programme on CBC TV for years.

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Barbara
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 06:36 PM

And Haley Mills sings it in "Pollyanna".
Wonder if it's in the running for the most co-opted folksong? Nah, probably way behind "Turkey In the sTraw", and "Oh, Susanna".
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Help: Need title for song...
From: Lanfranc
Date: 22 Feb 00 - 07:25 PM

One reason for songs beginning with "As I roved out ..." "As I walked over London Bridge ..." "As I walked out on a May morning ..." etc is to enable a man to sing a song, the main narrative of which is from a female viewpoint.

cf "My husband's got no courage in him", "Geordie", "Bushes and Briars" and dozens of others.

Blues songs starting with "Woke up this morning ... " are different - could be delight at surviving another night, or it could be just cliche. There was a UK radio programme called "I'm sorry, I haven't a clue" where the contestants had to improvise a blues and they almost always started "Woke up this morning". Thinking about it, are there many real blues that start that way?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Early One Morning (trad English)
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 22 Mar 18 - 06:51 PM

I have heartily detested this song since having had to sing it at Sunday School parties in the early 1950's. I suspect it of being one of those absolutely filthy songs rewritten by Baring-Gould.