10 Apr 08 - 12:32 PM (#2312141) Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE MASSIE GROVE (Ruby Plemmons Bowman From: Roberto Ruby Plemmons Bowman, Little Massie Grove, Child #81, Virginia Traditions: Ballads From British Traditions (CD) Please, help me check this transcription. Two main problems: in the 4th and 10th stanza, I hear "I'm daresn't" to mean "I dare not", but I'd like to be sure; in the 9th stanza, I hear something like "I slayed" to mean "I slew", again, I'd like to be sure. Thanks. R My high, my high, my high holiday And the very first day in the year Little Massie Grove to the church did go The Gospel for to hear, to hear The Gospel for to hear The first one in was a fair lady And the next one was a girl And he next one was Lord Arnold's wife And the fairest of them all, all And the fairest of them all Little Massie Grove was standing by To him she cast an eye Saying, You must go home with me today All night in my arms to lie, lie All night in my arms to lie Oh no, no, said little Massie Grove I'm daresn't for my life For I can tell by the ring that you wear on your hand That you are Lord Arnold's wife, wife That you are Lord Arnold's wife Why should we hold those vows sacred When he's so far away? He's gone on top of the King's Mountain Prince Henry for to see, see Prince Henry for to see So they went home, hugging and a-kissing And then they fell asleep But when they awoke on the next day's morn Lord Arnold stood at their feet, feet Lord Arnold stood at their feet Saying, How do you like my new coverlid? And how do you like my sheet? How do you like my fair young wife Who lies in your arms and sleeps, sleeps? Who lies in your arms and sleeps? Pretty well do I like your new coverlid Pretty well do I like your sheet But much better do I like your fair young wife Who lies in my arms and sleeps, sleeps Who lies in my arms and sleeps Rise up, rise up little Massie Grove Put on your clothes just as quick as you can It shall never be said in this wide world That I slayed a naked man, man That I slayed a naked man Oh no, no, said little Massie Grove I'm daresn't for my life For 'round your waist you have two swords And me not as much as a knife, knife And me not as much as a knife If around my waist I have two swords And you not as much as a knife Then you may take the best of them And then I'll take your life, life And then I'll take your life And you may strike the first blow Now strike it like a man And I will strike the next blow And I'll kill you if I can, can I'll kill you if I can So Little Massie struck the first blow It wounded deep and sore But Lord Arnold struck the next blow Little Massie couldn't fight no more, more Little Massie couldn't fight no more Then he took his lady by the hand And he sit her on his knee Saying, which one do you love the best Little Massie Grove or me, me? Little Massie Grove or me? Pretty well do I like your deep blue eyes Pretty well do I like your chin But much better did I love little Massie Grove Than you and all of your kin, kin Than you and all of your kin |
16 Apr 13 - 06:09 PM (#3504468) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Massie Grove (Ruby Plemmons Bowman From: GUEST It's: One high, one high, one high holiday..... And it's: How do you like my new featherbed...(not "coverlid") |