Lord Thomas- McMillon (NC) 1985 Recording
[From Digital Appalachia: Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music 10-26-85.
R. Matteson 2014]
Lord Thomas (Child #73) - sung by Bobby McMillon of Madison County, North Carolina at the Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music 10-26-85.
Listen: http://dla.acaweb.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/berea/id/441/rec/7
[Spoken: My third cousin taught it to me. . .]
Lord Thomas
1. Oh riddle me, riddle me, father dear mother,
Oh tell me whether to marry fair Ellenor
Or bring the brown girl home?
2. Oh the brown girl she has house and land,
Fair Ellenor she has none,
The best advice I can give to you,
Is bring the brown girl home,
The best advice I can give to you,
Is bring the brown girl home.
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