Little Mathy Grove- Sheila K. Adams (NC) 1998 REC
[From: Sheila K. Adams Little Mathy Grove Live at the Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music 1982-1997. Also
--Sheila Kay Adams Little Mathey Groves What Ever Happened to John Parrish's Boy?
-- Sheila Kay Adams in Concert 2002
--Sheila Kay Adams Little Mathy Groves A Spring in the Burton Cove
She mentions "Granny" on the recording so I imagine this version is traditional based on her great-aunt “Granny” Dellie Chandler Norton's version.
R. Matteson 2015]
Little Mathy Grove- Sheila K. Adams
Listen: http://dla.acaweb.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/berea/id/398/rec/12
1. Oh holiday, oh Holy day,
The first day of the year,
Little Mathy Groves to church did go,
Some Holy words to hear, hear,
Some Holy words to hear.
2. He spied some women dressed in black,
As they came into view,
Lord Danell's wife was gaily clad,
The flower of the few, few,
The flower of the few.
3. She stepp-ed up to Little Mathy Groves
Her eyes cast on the ground
Said: Oh please, oh please come with me stay
As you pass through this town, town,
As you pass through this town.
4. Oh please, oh please come with me stay
I'll hide thee out of sight,
I'll pleasure you beyond compare,
And sleep with you all night, night
Sleep you all night.
5. I can not stay, I dare not stay,
I fear it will cause my life;
'Cause I can tell by you finger rings,
You are Lord Danell's wife, wife,
You are Lord Daniel's wife.
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