The Brown Girl- Martin (CO) 1963 Lumpkin B REC
[My title. Recording (2 stanza fragment) from Ben Gray Lumpkin Digital Folk Music Collection; 6 Tape 124 Track 14.
R. Matteson 2014]
The Brown Girl- sung by Martha Martin on 6/19/1963; Listen to Audio: http://stream.coalliance.org/coduhw.php?collection=UCB&stream=UCB12414
1. Oh mother oh mother, unriddle this riddle,
Unriddle it all for me,
Shall I marry Fair Eleaner
Or bring the brown girl home.
2. The brown girl has plenty of money,
Fair Eleaner she has none
Go bring the brown girl home, my son,
Go bring the brown girl home.