Sir Thomas - I. L. M. (NJ) 1905 Barry B
[Single stanza from: Traditional Ballads in New England I by Phillips Barry; The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 18, No. 69 (Apr. - Jun., 1905), pp. 123-138. More information about the informants was provided by Bronson (in TTCB, 1962) who looked at the MS.
R. Matteson 2012, 2014]
B. [Sir Thomas] Last stanza of a version of this ballad, sung by a young man about 1860. Contributed by I. L. M., Vineland, N. J., originally from Lynn, Mass.
"Now dig a grave," Sir Thomas cried,
"And dig it wide and deep,
And place Fair Elinor at my side,
And the brown girl at my feet!"
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