Loving Henry- Bowerman; (VA) pre1936 Scarborough C
[From Scarborough, A Song Catcher in the Southern Mountains, 1937. She comments: Ora Keene Bowerman sang a somewhat similar variant (to version A). I assume that it is from the same location.
R. Matteson 2014]
C. Loving Henry- Sung by Ora Keene Bowerman of Council, VA.
Come in, come in, loving Henry, come in,
And stay all night with me.
Your bed shall be made of the finest silk,
Or gold or silvery.
I can't come in, I can't come in,
Or stay all night with you.
For the prettiest girl in some foreign land
Will say my heart's untrue.