Spanish Lady- (NY) c.1893 Wehman's Universal Songster
[From: Wehman's Universal Songster Volume 39. Published in NY about 1893. The last stanza is from "The Johnson Boys."
R. Matteson 2017]
THE SPANISH LADY.
Yonder sits a Spanish lady,
Who she is I do not know;
I'll go court her for her beauty,
Let her answer be yea or no.
Chorus. Nedy um a do to dod dum da,
Nedy um a do to du dum da.
Madam, I have come a-courting,
Though your name I do not know;
I will court you for your beauty,
Let your answer be yes or no.- Chorus.
Sir, if you have come a-courting
Some kind pleasure for to win,
I will kindly entertain you
If you will never come again.- Chorus.
Madam, I have gold and silver,
Madam, I have house and land;
Madam, I have a world of treasure,
All to be at your command.- Chorus.
What care I for your gold and silver,
What care I for your house and land;
What care I for your world of treasure,
All I want is a handsome man.- Chorus.
Blue is a pretty color
When it gets a second dip,
Young men when they go a-courting
Very often get the slip.- Chorus.
Ripest apples soonest rotten,
Hottest love soonest cold;
Young men's vows are soon forgotten,
Pray, pretty maids, don't be so bold.- Chorus
Iowa boys are the boys of honor,
To court pretty maids they're not afraid.
Hug them, kiss them, call them honey;
That's the way, boys; don't be afraid. -Chorus.