Draw Nigh Young Men- Allen (VA) 1918 Sharp
[My title, from English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians I, 1917 and 1932. Collected by Cecil J. Sharp including tunes contributed by Olive Dame Campbell; Karpeles; ed.
This Sharp No. 157- B "Silver Dagger" a separate listing from Drowsy Sleeper (Awake Awake).
R. Matteson 2016]
Draw Nigh Young Men - Sung by Mr. Allen at White Rock, Va. May 8, 1918; Sharp No. 157-B
Draw nigh young men and pay attention
To these few lines I'm going to write,
They are as true as ever mentioned
Concerning a beau and beauty bright.