Little Matty Groves- Hedy West (GA) 1967 REC
[On Topic "Pretty Saro and Other Songs from My Family," Hedy West (12T146,) 1967. Hedy West, banjoist and singer was born April 6, 1938 in Cartersville, GA and died July 3, 2005. She learned most of her ballads from her grandmother Lillie Mulkey West and her great- uncle Augustus 'Gus' Mulkey.
The source is unknown; it may be in liner-notes.
R. Matteson 2015]
Little Matty Groves
One day, one day, one bright sunny day,
It was the first day of the year,
Little Matty Groves to church did go
The Holy word to hear, hear,
The Holy word to hear.
The first to come down was a gay lady,
The next to come down was a real [1]
The next come down Lord Arnold wife
The fairest of all three, three,
The fairest of all three.
She stepped right up to little Matty Groves,
And gave him this reply
Will you come home with me tonight,
All night with me to lie, lie,
All night with me to lie.
If I go home with you tonight,
It'll be at the risk of my life
I know by the ring you wear on your hand,
You're Lord Arnold's wife, wife
You're Lord Arnold's wife.
1. maybe "girl" this is a common second line ending which may have changed from "pearl."
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