Kind Miss- Ann Riddell Anderson (KY) 1927 Sandburg
[From: The American Songbag- Carl Sandburg 1927. This is a composite of "Drowsy Sleeper" and "Madam."
R. Matteson 2017]
"Kind Miss" sung by Ann Riddell Anderson of the University of Kentucky.
1. Kind miss, kind miss, go ask your mother
If you, my bride shall ever be.
If she says " Yes," come back and tell me,
If she says " No, " we'll run away.
2. Kind miss, I have much gold and silver,
Kind miss, I have a house and land,
Kind miss, I have a world of pleasure,
And all of these at thy command.
3. What do I care for your gold and silver?
What do I care for your house and land?
What do I care for your world of pleasure?
When all I want is a handsome man.