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78 Indiana University Publications, Folklore Series
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"Lady Margaret." Contributed by Mr. M. L. Lasher, of Chicago, Illinois. Learned in Perry County, Indiana. November 16, 1935. |
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1. Lady Margaret was standing in her cottage door,
A-combing back her hair, When she saw Sweet Willie with his newly-wedded bride Go taking of the air.
2. Lady Margaret threw down her ivory comb
And started out of the door; She was gone all day and all that night, And was seen or heard no more. |
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3. "Is she in the old kitchen,
Or is she in the hall? Or is she in her dressing-room, Among the ladies all?"
4. "She is neither in the old kitchen,
Nor is she in the hall; But she lies in her long coffin,
A cold corpse against the wall." |
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"Fair Margaret and Sweet William." Contributed by Mrs. Mary J. Shriver, of East St. Louis, Illinois. November 30, 1935. |
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1. Sweet William turned over to his wedded lady, And her in his arms did take; |
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2. "What dreams, what dreams, what dreadful dreams! What dreams I dreamed last night! I dreamed that the river was of pure wine And white ducks were swimming down." |
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