Tune Req: Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero

Subject: Tune Req: Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero
From: fi_in_nz
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 01:39 AM

Anyone got the music for this ballad... it's Child 277 if that helps.

Thanks

F

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero
From: Turlough
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 03:34 AM

Hello Fi,

I found this for you on the contemplator's site (www.contemplator.com):


Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero

There was a man lived in the West;
Fal lal lal lal lal li-do,
He married a wife - she was not of the best;
She was Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

Said he, when he came in from plough:
Fal lal lal lal lal li-do,
Ho! is my dinner ready now?
To Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

O if your dinner you must have,
Then get it yourself; I am not your slave,
Said Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

For I won't brew and I won't bake,
Fal lal lal lal lal li-do,
And I won't make my white hands black
Said Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

O you shall brew and you shall bake,
Fal lal lal lal lal li-do,
And you shall make your white hands black,
To Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

He took a stick down off the rack;
Fal lal lal lal lal li-do,
And on the back went rickety-rack
Of Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

O I will bake and I will brew
Fal lal lal lal lal li-do,
And I will cook your meat for you
Said Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.


T.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 07:06 AM

Here are two versions from Sharp's Collection with their tunes. There are some other version of Child 277 in the DT (Dan Doo, Robin He Married A Wife and Wee Cooper of Fife, two with tunes). I think I have some other versions of this too.

Mick

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RUGGLETON'S DAUGHTER OF IERO

There was a man lived in the West,
Fal lal lal lal lal li-o,
He married a wife was not of the best,
She was Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

Her husband he came in from plough,
Fal lal lal lal lal li-o,
He said: Good wife, is my dinner ready now?
To Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

If you dinner you must have
Fal lal lal lal lal li-o,
You may get it yourself for I won't be your slave,
Said Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

I won't bake and I won't brew
Fal lal lal lal lal li-o,
And I won't make my white hands black,
Said Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

You shall bake and you shall brew
Fal lal lal lal lal li-o,
And you shall make your white hands black,
To Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

He took a stick down off the rack
Fal lal lal lal lal li-o,
And on the back went rickety rack
Of Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

I will bake and I will brew
Fal lal lal lal lal li-o,
And I will cook your meat for you,
Said Ruggleton's daughter of Iero.

Source: Cecil Sharp's Collection of English Folk Songs ed Karpeles No 41A from Miss Gooding, Somerton, Somerset, 16 August 1907

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RUGGLETON'S DAUGHTER OF IERO

There was a little man came from the West,
Fol de rol de rol de rol de rigero,
He, married a wife, she was not of the best,
She was the driggle draggle daughter of Peggy-O.

She wouldn't card, she wouldn't spin,
She wouldn't work all in the kitchen.

She wouldn't bake, she wouldn't brew,
She wouldn't make her black look white.

When this good man came home from plough
He says: My dear, is the dinner ready now?

She said: No, no, I won't be your drudge,
You'll get some other one to be your drudge.

And this good man pulled his coat from back
And made his stick go widgy widgy whack
On the driggle draggle, etc

O I will card and I will spin
And I will work all in the kitchen.

I will bake and I will brew,
And I will make my black look blue.

And if that won't do what I say now
I'll take the whip and go to plough.

Source: Cecil Sharp's Collection of English Folk Songs ed Karpeles No 41B from Charles Spindler (84) at Kibbear Farm, Pitminster, Somerset, 1

September 1908

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X:1
T:Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero
T:The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin (Child 277)
B:Cecil Sharp's Collection of English Folk Songs ed M.Karpeles 41A
S:Miss Gooding at Somerton, Somerset, 16 August 1907
L:1/4
M:4/4
K:DMix
d|d d e d|c B A2|
w:There was a man lived in the West
d d/d/ e d|(c B) A
w:Fal lal lal lal lal li_ o
A|B B/B/ B d|A A/G/F
w:He mar-ried a wife was not of the best
D/D/|A/A/ D A/A/ A|G E D||
w:She was Rug-gle-ton's daugh-ter of I-e-ro


X:2
T:Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero
T:The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin (Child 277)
B:Cecil Sharp's Collection of English Folk Songs ed M.Karpeles 41B
S:Charles Spindler (84) at Kibbear Farm, Pitminster, Somerset, 1 September 1908
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:G
D2|GGGG A2 F2|A2 G2 D4|
w:There was a lit-tle man came from the West
d>dd>d d>dd>d|e2 c2 d2
w:Fol de rol de rol de rol de ri-ge-ro
d2|cc A2 B2 GG|(AG)FE D2
w:He mar-ried a wife she was not_ of the best
(3:2:3DDD|EFGG (AB)cA|B2 G2 G2||
w:She was the dri-gle drag-gle daugh_ter of Peg-gy O

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 08:59 AM

The text copied from Lesley Nelson's site (see above) is the one published in Sharp's One Hundred English Folk Songs (1916). It is Miss Gooding's set, with a few editorial modifications.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero
From: fi_in_nz
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 04:51 PM

Thanks all - sound isn't working on my computer at the moment so the abc is really helpful.

Cheers

F