Spanish Lady- L.A. Hawes (NH) 1943 Flanders REC
[From a digitized archival cassette (HHFBC_tapes_D36A) in the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection at Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives. Hawes version is similar to Bell Richardson's Scottish version.
R. Matteson 2017]
"Spanish Lady" sung by by L A Hawes at Pittsburg (New Hampshire). Dated 06-18-1943.
As I rode out to McGraw[1] City
At twelve o'clock the hour of night,
Twas there I spied a Spanish lady,
Washing her scarf in the pale moonlight.
Chorus: She said, "No, no sir, no,
Still her answer to him was "No."
Her shoes they were of Spanish leather,
Her stockings were of silk so fine,
She was dressed one summer's evening,
And I thought her heart was mine.
Chorus: She said, "No, no sir, no,
Still her answer to him was "No."
"Madam, into thy bed chamber,
As you go and lock the door,
Should I try to go there with you,
Darling would you come with me?
Chorus: She said, "No, no sir, no,
Still her answer to him was "No."
My father was a lumber merchant,
He enlisted, some where to go
And the only will he gave me,
Was to answer young men "No."
Chorus: She said, "No, no sir, no,
Still her answer to him was "No."
1. hard to hear the exact city name.