The House Carpenter- Ingenthron (MO) 1901 Randolph O
[This is a two stanza fragment with music from Vance Randolph's Ozark Folksongs, Vol. 1, 1946. Charles Ingenthron, a knowledgeable informant.
R. Matteson 2013]
The House Carpenter- Sung by Charles Ingenthron (Walnut Shade, MO); learned about 1901. Randolph O
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"Oh what are you weeping about," says he,
Are you weeping for my store?"
Or is it for that house carpenter
You shall never see any more?"
I'm not weeping for that house carpenter,
I'm neither weeping for your store,
But I am weeping for that dear little babe
I ne'er shall see any more.