Song On Courtship
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Another of the degenerate versions that has lost the point of the original. Verses 2 and 3 appear in Vandy, Vandy; last verse in Barnyards of Delgaty. RG
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Digital Tradition, vandy3
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X: 1 T:Song On Courtship S:Digital Tradition, vandy3 N:Another of the degenerate versions that has lost the point of the original. N:Verses 2 and 3 appear in Vandy, Vandy; last verse in Barnyards of Delgaty. RG B:From Songs the Whalemen Sang B:Collected from the journal of the Diana, 1819 Z:dt:vandy3 M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:2/4=100 W:Yonder stands a handsome lady W:Who she is I do not know W:Shall I yon and court her for her beauty W:What says you madam yes or no W: W:Madam I have gold and silver W:Madam I have house and land W:Madam I have a world of treasures W:And all shall be at your command W: W:What care I for your gold and silver W:What care I for your house and land W:What care I for your world of treasures W:All I want is a handsome man W: W:Madam do not count on beauty W:Beauty is a flower that will soon decay W:The brightest flower in the midst of summer W:In the fall it will fade away W: W:The sweetest apple soon is rotten W:The hottest love now soon is cold W:A young man's word is soon forgotten W:The coffin is the end of young and old W: W:A man may drink and not be drunken W:A man may fight and not be slain W:A man may court a handsome lady, W:And be welcome there again K:C D2D-E F2E-D|A2A2 F-ED2|A2A-B c2B-A|d2c-B A4| AAAB c2A2|d2D2 E-FG2|A2dd A2G2|F2E2 D4||
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