The Miller's Daughter- Hester (AL) 1947 Arnold
[From Arnold, Folk Song of Alabama, 1950, p. 68. Bronson 56.
No reason is given for the title, which is usually identified the Child ballad, "The Two Sisters."
R. Matteson 2015]
[The Miller's Daughter] - Sung by Myrtle Love Hester, 1947 in Florence, Ala.
1. Oh, hangman, oh hangman, hang up your rope
And wait a little while,
I think I see my mother a coming.
2. Oh mother, oh mother did you bring my gold,
Did you come to set me free,
Or did you come to see me hanged
On a weeping willow tree?
3. Oh daughter, Oh daughter, I did not bring your gold,
I did not come to set you free,
But I came to see you hanged
On a weeping willow tree.
4. Oh, hangman, oh, hangman, hang up your rope
And wait a little while.
I think I see my father a coming.
5. Oh, Father, oh, Father, did you bring my gold?
Did you come to set me free?
Or did you come to sec me hanged
On a weeping willow tree?
6. Oh, Daughter, oh, Daughter, I did not bring your gold,
I did not come to set you free?
I came to see you hang
On a weeping willow tree.
7. Oh, hangman, oh hangman, hang up your rope
And wait a little while,
I think I see my true love a coming.
8. Oh, Darling, oh, Darling, did you bring my gold,
Did you come to set me free,
Or did you come to see me hang
On the weeping willow tree?
9. My Darling, my Darling, I brought your gold,
I came to set you fr€ee;
But I did not come to see you hang
On the weeping willow tree.