Quaker Courtship- R.B.C. (VT) 1911 Barry JAF
[From: Irish Folk-Song by Phillips Barry published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 24, No. 93 (Jul. - Sep., 1911), pp. 332-343. Barry's notes follow.
R. Matteson 2017]
This is apparently the original of "The Quaker Courtship," current in many different versions, one of which, never before printed, may here be included for comparison.
"The Quaker Courtship" (with music). Sung by R. B. C., Newbury, Vt. by 1911.
I. "Molly dear, I've come a-courting,
Hum, hum, hi-ho-hum!
'T is for labor I'm now sporting,
Hum, hum, hi-ho-hum!"
2. "I want none of your love nor money,
Hi-d-le linktum, hi-o-a,
I want a man will call me 'Honey,'
Hi-d-le linktum, hi-o-a."
3. "Here's a ring cost forty shillings,
Thee may have it, if thee's willing!"
4. "I want none of your rings nor money,
I want a man will call me 'Honey'!"