No Sir, No sir- Maggie Morgan (AR) 1942 Randolph
[From: Randolph, Ozark Folksongs, Volume III, 1946. This is the text from Wakefield's 1881 arrangement.
R. Matteson 2017]
No Sir, No Sir- Sung by Mrs. Maggie Morgan of Springdale, Arkansas on Feb. 9, 1942.
Tell me one thing tell me truly
Tell me why you scorn me so?
Tell me why, when asked a question,
You should answer no?
No sir, no sir, no sir, no sir,
No sir, no sir, no sir, no.
My father was a Spanish merchant,
And before he went to sea,
He told me to be sure and answer,
"No" to all you said to me.
No sir, no sir, no sir, no sir,
No sir, no sir, no sir, no.
If when walking in the garden,
Plucking flowers all wet with dew,
Tell me, would you be offended,
When I walk and talk with you?
No sir, no sir, no sir, no sir,
No sir, no sir, no sir, no.
If when walking in the garden,
I should ask you to be mine,
And should tell you that I love you,
Would you then my heart decline?
No sir, no sir, no sir, no sir,
No sir, no sir, no sir, no.