Lady Isabel; Sung by Mrs. George Ravois, Vineland, N.J., January 8, 1907; Phillips Barry MSS
LADY ISABEL- Mrs. George Ravois, Vineland, N.J., January 8, 1907, learned from her father, Robert O'Farrell, County Sligo.
"Take off, take off this dress you have on.
It is of the silk so fine.-
It is too good and costly far,
To lie in the salt-sea brine, oh, brine,
To lie in the salt-sea brine!"
"Take off, take off this petticoat you have on.
It is of the satin so fine.
It is too good and costly far,
To lie in the salt-sea brine."
"Take off, take off this chemise you have on,
It is of the linen so fine,
It is too good and costly far
To lie in the salt-sea brine."
"Oh, turn around and back about,
To view the green leaves of the tree,
It is not becoming for any young man,
A naked lady to see."
He turned him round and backed about,
To view the green leaves of the tree.
She picked him up into her arms,
And plunged him into the deep.
'O, give me a hold of your little finger,
And a fast, fast hold of your thumb,
There's not a promise that ever I made,
But I'll roll it in one bun!"
"Lie there, lie there, you false young man,
Lie there instead of me" . . .
"Keep secrets, keep secrets, my pretty parrot,
Keep secrets this night unto me!" . . .
"There's nine wild cats at my cage door,
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Bronson No. 18 [ABCNotation.com]
T:Lady Isabel
T:Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight
C:Trad
B:Bronson
O:Barry MSS., I, No. 4, B. Harvard College Library. Sung by Mrs.
O:George Ravois, Vineland, N.J., January 8, I907; learned from
O:her father, Robert O'Farrell, County Sligo.
N:At the end of the fourth phrase, Barry indicates "a flourish," but
N:without musical notation and without abbreviating the last note of
N:that phrase. The "flourish" took care of the words "oh brine."
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D | G2 G GAB | DDD D2 D |
w:Take off, take off_ this dress you have on. It
AAA BAB | d3-d2 d | ded dcc |
w:is of the silk_ so fine.* It is_ too good_ and
cdc cB A | GGG DEF |
w:cost-*ly far* To lie in the salt-*sea
G3-G2 A | GGG DEF | G3-G2 |]
w:brine,* To lie in the salt-*sea brine!
W:
W:"Take off, take off this dress you have on.
W:It is of the silk so fine.-
W:It is too good and costly far,
W:To lie in the salt-sea brine,
W:oh, brine,
W:To lie in the salt-sea brine!"
W:
W:"Take off, take off this petticoat you have on.
W:It is of the satin so fine.
W:It is too good and costly far,
W:To lie in the salt-sea brine."
W:
W:"Take off, take off this chemise you have on,
W:It is of the linen so fine,
W:It is too good and costly far
W:To lie in the salt-sea brine."
W:
W:"Oh, turn around and back about,
W:To view the green leaves of the tree,
W:It is not becoming for any young man,
W:A naked lady to see."
W:
W:He turned him round and backed about,
W:To view the green leaves of the tree.
W:She picked him up into her arms,
W:And plunged him into the deep.
W:
W:'0, give me a hold of your little finger,
W:And a fast, fast hold of your thumb,
W:There's not a promise that ever I made,
W:But I'll roll it in one bun!"
W:
W:"Lie there, lie there, you false young man,
W:Lie there instead of me" . . .
W:"Keep secrets, keep secrets, my pretty parrot,
W:Keep secrets this night unto me!" . . .
W:
W:"There's nine wild cats at my cage door,
W:. . . . . . . .