Lovely Henry- Hollon (OK) pre1964 Moores B
[My title. Fragment (one stanza with music) from the Moores, Ballads and Folk Songs of the Southwest, 1964. Despite the 1964 date of publication, most of the ballads are old from the early 1900s. The Moores' notes follow.
R. Matteson 2014]
17. Young Hunting
Young Hunting (Child, No. 68) as sung by Oklahomans resembles the Child F story, which closes with the conversation between the murderer and the parrot. The rest of the story relates the discovery of a body by the King's duckers and the lady's declaration of innocence and her accusation of one of her maids. It closes with a trial by fire which leaves the maid unharmed but burns up the guilty lady. For references and texts, see Arnold, 60-61; Barry, Eckstorm, and Smyth, 122-28; Belden, 34-37; Chappell, 2l-22; Child, II, 142-55; Cox, 42-44; Creighton and Senior, 36-39; Davis, 282-90; Hudson, 77-78; Iournal, Vol. XVIII, 295 (Barry), Vol. XX, 252 (Pettit), Vol. XXX, 297 (Kittredge), Vol. LII, 30 (Treat); Morris, 263-65; Owens, 44-45; Randolph, I, 90-93; Sandburg, 64-65; Scarborough, Song Catcher,134-36; Sharp, I, 101-14; and Smith, 107.
B. [Lovely Henry] sung by Mrs. Effie Hollon of Lane.
"Light you down, light you down, lovely Henry
Light you down and stay all night with me,
And I'll give to you one of the best bouquets
That I've ever given to thee."