The Little Page Boy- Calisle (Ark.) 1912 Randolph
[From Ozark Folksongs by Vance Randolph; 1946 Vol. 1. This three verse fragment was collected by Randolph in 1928 along with the tune.]
The Little Page Boy- Irene Calisle (Ark.) c.1912 Randolph
Oh stop and pull me on before,
Or pull me on behind,
Or let me hold to the pommel horn,
To cross the river's tide.
Or let me hold to the pommel horn,
To cross the river's tide.
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
He looks to me not a little page boy,
But a woman great with child.
He looks to me not a little page boy,
But a woman great with child.
Oh robe my lady in satin so fine,
Oh robe my lady in silk
And wash my son in the . . . .
And in the morning's milk.
And wash my son in the . . . .
And in the morning's milk.