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Endurance
Words and music collected from Nathan Hicks by Maurice Matteson c. 1935
ARTIST: Nathan Hicks of Sugar Grove NC
SHEET MUSIC: Arranged by R. Matteson- Appears in Richard L. Matteson Jr.'s "Appalachian Folk Songs for Piano and Voice" Mel Bay 1996
CATEGORY: Other US Ballads of English Origin;
DATE: probably 1800s; 1936
RECORDING INFO: Richard Matteson, Kara Pleasants and Zach Matteson 2011
Listen: [Endurance- 2011] Recorded by Bob Hitchcock.
RELATED TO: “Gallows Pole” Child 95;
SOURCES: Richard L. Matteson Jr.'s "Appalachian Folk Songs for Piano and Voice" Mel Bay 1996
NOTES: Recording "G Major" One Part, sheet music F major. Whether this is a ballad is conjecture since there's not much of a story here. The 3rd and 4th verses however are related to the "Gallows Pole" Child 95 and it could be considered a related version. It was taken from the manuscript book of Maurice Matteson who collected it from Nathan Hicks circa 1935. The title, which is similar to shape-note titles, was likely supplied by Maurice Matteson. Published by Richard L. Matteson Jr. in his "Appalachian Folk Songs for Piano and Voice" Mel Bay, 1996.
Perfromed on Nathan Hicks' dulcimer made in early 1930s by Richard Matteson -dulcimer, with Kara Pleasants- vocal, and Zach Matteson- fiddle, in December 2011. Listen: [Endurance- 2011] Recorded by Bob Hitchcock.
Lyrics: Endurance- Nathan Hicks
MP3: [Endurance- 2011]
The day I left my mother's house,
Was the day I left my home;
The day I left my mother's house,
Was a cold December day.
The sky was dark and cloudy,
To me it looked like rain;
I wished fro a friend in this whole wide world,
Just one who knew my name.
I walked out to the roadside,
To see the passers by;
And there I saw the woman I love,
She rode for many a mile.
"O you have brought me silver,
Or have you brought me gold.
Have you brought me nothing,
To keep me fro mthe gallows pole?"
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