Queen Jane- Sturgill (VA) c.1924 Seeger REC
[From: Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967 as sung by Archie Sturgill; Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40097, CD (1997), trk# 33 [1967/01].
This version starts off with "The Death of Queen Jane" then in the 5th stanza shifts to "Poor Sally" (usually classified as Child 295). The title "Poor Sally" was used in the Folkways notes and perhaps refers to the Davis version (collected by Sharp in Virginia Aug., 16, 1918) which appears in TBVa (1929) which is similar to this version.
R. Matteson 2015]
Queen Sally- Sung by Archie at his and Kate Peters Sturgill's home in Norton, VA; 1967. "My sister and Aunt sung that back when I was a kid, 11 or 12 years old." Recorded by Mike Seeger.
1. Queen Sally, Queen Sally,
Taken sick down in bed.
2. No one, knew the reason,
To relieve her from bed.
3. King Henry, was sent for,
On horseback full-speed.
4. In the need of, Queen Sally,
Queen Sally is lain.
5. I am, no doctor,
Why did you send for me here?
6. Yes you're, the doctor,
Can kill or, can cure.
7. I courted you, in honor,
You slighted me in scorn.
8. I'm now gonna remind you,
Of things past and gone.
9. Of things past and gone, love
Let's forget and forgive.
10 Spare me one hour,
Pray Lord let me live.
11. I'll spare you no hour
No moments or days.
12 I'll dance on your grave love,
When you're on the, cold clay.
13. Off of, her fingers,
Diamond rings she drew three.
14. Be wary Loving Henry,
While you're dancing on me.