The House Carpenter- Kelley (MO) 1931 Randolph C
[Fragment from Vance Randolph's Ozark Folksongs, Vol. 1, 1946. Randolph gives only the concluding stanza of this version.
R. Matteson 2013]
The House Carpenter- Mr. Lewis Kelley (Cyclone, MO) Aug. 12, 1931. Randolph C
Now if she'd stayed at home with her carpenter
I know he'd have treated her well,
But now she's buried at the bottom of the deep,
An' her soul has gone to hell.