670. Chewing Gum Song

670 Chewing Gum Song

'Chewing Gum Song.' Sung by J. T. C. Wright, Boone, Watauga county,  in August 1922. For additional texts cf. APPS 274 (the text quoted there  is the text of our fourth stanza) ; JAFL lix 431.

 
Oh once had a pret - ty lit - tie girl,
The pret - tiest I ev - er did see.
Her age it was but sev - en - teen,
And dear - ly she loved me,
And dear - ly she loved me, —
And dear - ly she loved me.
Her age it was just sev - en - teen
And dear - ly she loved me.

For melodic relationship cf. **OFS iii 74, No. 368-B, measures 2-4, 7-8,  and 15-16.

Scale : Heptachordal, plagal. Tonal Center : g. Structure : aba1bcc1a1b  (2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2) = aa1ba1 (4,4,4,4) = Reprisenbar.