3. The Jealous Lover- Caldwell (WV) 1928 (Child 10)
[From Folk Songs Mainly From West Virginia, Cox 1939. Bronson 38. Reprinted in Jim F. Comstock's West Virginia Songbag.
R. Matteson 2014]
3. "The Jealous Lover." Sung by Elizabeth Aileen Hatfield, Logan WV. January 18, 1928 learned from Nell Caldwell.
Bronson notes: The timing of the original copy is straight 4/ 4, beginning on the first beat of the bar.
1. "What do you want for your breakfast, O Willie, my dear?
What do you want for your breakfast, O Willie, my dear?"
"f don't want nothing; mother, fix my bed soon,
I'm sick at my heart, I want to lie down."
2. "What do you will to your mother, O Willie, my dear?
What do you will to your mother, O Willie, my dear?"
"My silver, my gold; mother, fix my bed soon,
I'm sick at my heart, I want to lie down."
3. "What do you will to your father, O Willie, my dear?
What do you will to your father, O Wilie, my dear?"
"My horse and my saddle; mother, fix my bed soon,
I'm sick at my heart, I want to lie down."
4. "What do you will to your brother, O Willie, my dear?
What do you will to your brother, O Willie, my dear?"
"My watch and my chain; mother, fix my bed soon,
I'm sick at my heart, I want to lie down."
5. "What do you will to your sister, O Willie, my dear?
What do you will to your sister, O Willie, my dear?"
"My fiddle, my bow; mother, fix my bed soon,
I'm sick at my heart, I want to lie down."
6. "What do you will to your sweetheart, O Willie, my dear?
What do you will to your sweetheart, my dear one?"
"A rake and a scaffold for her to be hung; fix my bed soon,
I'm sick at my heart, I want to lie down."