331. Jimmy Caldwell
'Jimmy Caldwell.' Sung by Mrs. Nora Hicks. Recorded at Mast's Gap, Sugar
Grove, Watauga county ; no date given. This song seems to belong to the same
class as 'Silver Dagger,' 'Wilkins and Dinah,' 'William Hall' and similar stories.
No more of the text can be understood.
Good morn - ing, dear daugh - ter and
ter
fa - ther,-
learned — you've been court - ed by
Jim - my Cald - well — Dear daugh-ter, dear daugh-ter, we love
you ver - y
dear - ly-
some gen-tle-men's son. —
Scale: Hexatonic (3), plagal. Tonal Center: e. Structure: aba^cb (2,2,2,2,2).
Observe the use made of the melodic material as shown in the variation.