Bailiff's Daughter- Fairbanks (VT) 1939 Flanders C
[Fragment from Ancient Ballads III, 1963; Flanders.
R. Matteson 2015]
C. The Bailiff's Daughter. Fragment recalled by Mrs. John Fairbanks of North Springfield, Vermont, from the singing of her mother, Margaret Kelley of County Limerick, Ireland. H. H. F. Collector; October 5, 1939. Structure: A B C D (2,2,2,2); Rhythm C; Contour, arc; Scale: major; t.c. B-flat. For mel. rel., see DV, 585, No. 28 B.
"Oh, stay, then stay, thou goodly youth,
And I will tell you truly:
She is not dead; she liveth still
And is ready to be your bride."
. . . .
. . . .
. . horse and hie away
Won't stay on England's shore.