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LADY ALICE
(Child, No. 8j) For American texts, see Brown, p. 9; Campbell and Sharp, No. 22; Cox, No. 17; Davis, No. 25; Hudson, No. 14; Reed Smith, No. 9; Reed Smith, Ballads, No. 9; Journal, XXVIII, 151 (Perrow); XXX, 317 (Kittredge); XXXIX, 102 (Hudson); XXXII, 500 (Richardson); The Survey, New York, January 2, 1915, XXXIII, 373.
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"George Collins." Obtained from Mrs. Samuel Harmon, Cade's Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, August 12, 1930. The song was recorded by Mrs. Henry. |
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1. George Collins rode home One cold winter night And taken sick and died.
2. Little Nellie being in the other room A-sewing on her silk so fine,
And when she heard her George was dead, She lay her silk aside.
3. She weeped, she moaned for her true-love.
"O daughter, O daughter, what makes you weep ? There are more pretty boys than George."
4. "O mother, O mother, I know that's true, But he's got this heart of mine. |
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5. "Set down the coffin, unscrew the lid, And roll back the linen so fine, And let me kiss his cold clay lips. I'm sure he'll never kiss mine." |
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