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28 Mar 04 - 08:00 AM (#1148130) Subject: Lyr Req: charles ingenthron's twa sisters From: Roberto I'd like to get the lyrics of The Old Man in the Old Country (Child #10) as sung by Charles Ingenthron, Ozark Folksongs, Rounder 1108 (Vance Randolph's recordings, 1941-42). Here is what I can get. The main problems are in the second stanza. Thanks in advance to whom is going to help me. R There was an old man in the old country Most gentilee There was an old man in the old country And he had daughters one, two, three Oh dear me There was a young ... went a-courtin' there Most gentilee There was a young ... went a-courtin' there And he courted the younger ... the fair Oh dear me He bought for the younger a fine gold ring Most gentilee Bought for the younger a fine gold ring And for the older not one thing Oh dear me He bought for the younger a beaver's hat Most gentilee Bought for the younger a beaver's hat And the older she got mad at that Oh dear me Oh, sister will you take a walk with me? Most gentilee Oh, sister will you take a walk with me And we will sea the greenwood tree? Oh dear me As they went crossing the salt sea brim Most gentilee As they went crossing the salt sea brim The older shoved the younger in Oh dear me Oh sister will you reach me down your hand? Most gentilee Oh sister will you reach me down your hand And you may have my house and land? Oh dear me I will not reach you down my hand Most gentilee I will not reach you down my hand And I will not have your house and land Oh dear me Oh sister will you reach me down your glove? Most gentilee Oh sister will you reach me down your glove And you may have my own true love? Oh dear me I will not reach you down my glove Most gentilee I will not reach you down my glove And I will not have Oh dear me As she went a-floating down the mill pond Most gentilee As she went a-floating down the mill pond The miller he took her to be a swan Oh dear me The miller throwed out his hook and line Most gentilee The miller throwed out his hook and line And caught her in the dress so fine Oh dear me The miller was hung in his own mill-gate Most gentilee The miller was hung in his own mill-gate For the drowning of my sister Kate Oh dear me |
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21 Apr 04 - 11:04 PM (#1167540) Subject: ADD Version: The Old Man in the Old Country From: Joe Offer Hi, Roberto - I'm going to cheat and use Randolph's transcription. The recording is really scratchy, but I guess I could agree with Randolph's "scarf" in the second verse. You have most of it correct, but I'm going to post the entire transcription and tune from the book. If you have any other songs from this CD that you'd like transcribed, let me know. My scanner does a better job than our ears can do. -Joe Offer- The Old Man in the Old Country There was an old man in the old country Most gentily, There was an old man in the old country And he had daughters one, two, three Oh dear me There was a young scarf went a-courting there, Most gentily, There was a young scarf went a-courting there, And he courted the younger of the fair, Oh dear me. He bought for the younger a fine gold ring, Most gentily, He bought for the younger a fine gold ring, And for the older not one thing, Oh dear me. He bought for the younger a beavers hat, Most gentily, He bought for the younger a beavers hat And the older she got mad at that, Oh dear me. Oh sister, will you take a walk with me? Most gentily, Oh sister, will you take a walk with me? And we will see the greenwood tree, Oh dear me. As they went crossing the salt sea brim, Most gentily, As they went crossing the salt sea brim The older shoved the younger in, Oh dear me. Oh sister, will you reach me down your hand? Most gentily, Oh sister, will you reach me down your hand, And you may have my house and land, Oh dear me. I will not reach you down my hand, Most gentily, I will not reach you down my hand And I will not have your house and land, Oh dear me. Oh sister, will you reach me down your glove? Most gentily, Oh sister, will you reach me down your glove, And you may have my own true love, Oh dear me. I will not reach you down my glove, Most gentily, I will not reach you down my glove, And I will not have your own true love, Oh dear me. As she went a-floating down the mill pond, Most gentily, As she went a-floating down the mill pond, The miller he took her to be a swan, Oh dear me. The miller throwed out his hook and line, Most gentily, The miller throwed out his hook and line And caught her in the dress so fine, Oh dear me. The miller was hung in his own mill gate, Most gentily, The miller was hung in his own mill gate, For the drowning of my sister Kate, Oh dear me. Sung by Mr. Charles Ingerthron, Walnut Shade, Missouri, Sept. 4, 1941. He learned this song in Taney County, Missouri, about 1890. from Vance Randolph's Ozark Folksongs, #4E (The Miller's Daughters). Click to play |
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22 Apr 04 - 03:43 AM (#1167665) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: charles ingenthron's twa sisters From: Roberto Thank you very much. Yes, I have another song from the CD Ozark Folksongs of which I'd like to get the text: Lord Thomas, sung by Mrs. Dortha Freman. I'll trust in your scanner. Thank you. Roberto It's in this thread, Roberto. -Joe Offer- |
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31 Dec 07 - 04:08 AM (#2225345) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: charles ingenthron's twa sisters From: GUEST Does anyone have the Tim Erikson version of Juniper Gentian and Rosemary? there were two sisters loved one man, Ginny flower, Gin, and rosemary? the youngest of them he loved best, as the jury hangs over the rosemary... ???? anyone? \its not googling as child ballad or child ballad #1... n |