She Followed Him Up- Maxwell (NC) pre-1943 Brown O
[From the Brown Collection of NC Folklore; Volume 2, 1952, version O and Volume 4, version O. Not dated, before 1943. Bronson No. 12.
R. Matteson 2015]
O. 'Lady Alice.' Sung by Miss Nancy Maxwell. Recorded as ms score; no date or place given.
For melodic relationship cf. **SharpK I 196, No. 25A ; FSRA 33, No. 14, measures 2 and 7-8. Scale: Hexachordal. Tonal Center: f. Structure: abed (2,2,2,2).
The text also reported by Bronson;
She followed him up, She followed him up
She followed him to the grave
And there she bent her cold sweet lips [1]
She wept she cried she prayed
'Oh, dig up the coffin and take off the lid,
Draw back those sheets so fine;
And let me touch those cold, proud lips,
For I know they'll never touch mine.'
1. see text with music; "cold proud head"