My Pretty Fair Maid- C. Scamp (Kent) 1954 Kennedy
[Fragment from C. Scamp in "Songs of Romany England." BBC recording 19965 by Peter Kennedy.
R. Matteson 2018]
"My Pretty Fair Maid." Sung by Charlie Scamp of Chartham, Kent on (15 Jan) 1954
How old are you, my pretty fair maid
How old are you, my honey?
How old are you, my pretty fair maid
How old are you, my honey?
O she answered me O quite cheerfully
I'm seventeen come Sunday
With my tu-rum day fol la diddle day,
Whack fa-la dierio di- dum.
May I come with you my pretty little maid,
May I come with you, honey[1].
O she answered me "O yes" with smile,
I'll have to ask my mammy.
With my tu-rum day fol la diddle day,
Whack fa-la dierio di- dum.
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1. forgets to repeat first two lines here.