Yonder sets a comely creature- M. Gibson (NC) 1918 Sharp MS
[My title, single stanza with chorus and music from Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/10/4545).
R. Matteson 2017]
Yonder sets a comely creature- sung by Mary Gibson of Marion, NC on September 3, 1918. Sharp MS
Yonder sets a comely creature,
who she is I do not know,
Go and court her for her beauty,
Let her answer yes or No.
CHORUS: And a who a diddle ding, ding,
Who a diddle ding, ding,
Who a diddle ding, ding,
Fol dol day.