They Bored a Hole- Perriman (Mo.) 1941 Randolph C
[They Bored a Hole (my title) is a fragment with music. From Randolph, Ozark Folksongs, 1946, Volume 1.
R. Matteson 2014]
C. They Bored a Hole- Miss Jewel Perriman (Jenkins, Mo.), Feb. 28, 1941.
[Music]
1. They bored a hole in his left shoulder,
And in that hole a rope did tie,
They made him draw the carts of iron,
Till he was sick and like to die.
2. A Turkish slave loved a maiden fair,
And she was of a high degree,
. . .