ADDITIONAL BALLADS
317 The Dying Nun
'The Dying Nun.' Sung by Mrs. Alice Cooke. Recorded at Boone, Watauga
county, in 1922. There is no text. The singer sings la, la, la throughout. Al-
though there is no musical similarity, the text of the version given in OFS iv
166, No. 706, fits this tune very well. Cf. also BSM 218-19.
For melodic relationship cf ***BSM 218-19, excepting measures 9-12. Same
holds true for TFS 176, 'Dying Girl's Message.'
Scale: Heptachordal, plagal. Tonal Center: f. Structure: aabb^a (4,4,2,2,4).