| Author | Topic: Edward | |
| dmcg | Posted - 21 Sep 02 - 01:36 pm | |
Edward "What blood? What blood on th' p'int of your knife? Dear son, come tell to me." "Its th' blood of my old grey horse That plowed th' corn for me, me, me That plowed the corn for me." "What blood? What blood on th' p'int of your knife? Dear son, come tell to me." "Its the blood of my old Guinea sow That ate the corn for me, me, me, That ate the corn for me." "What blood? What blood on th' p'int of your knife? Dear son, come tell to me." "Its the blood of my oldest brother That fought the battle with me, me, me, That fought the battle with me." "What did you an' your dear brother fight about? Dear son, come tell to me." "We fit about the holly bush That grows by the mary tree, tree, tree, That grows by the mary tree." "What will you do when your father comes home? Dear son, come tell to me." "I'll put my foot in a bunkem boat An' sail across the sea, sea, sea, An' sail across the sea." "What will you do with your pretty little wife? Dear son, come tell to me." "I'll put her in the bumken boat To sail along with me, me, me To sail along with me." "What will you do with your pretty little babe? Dear son, come tell to me." "I'll leave it all along with you To dandle on your knee, knee, knee To dandle on your knee." Source: Ozark Folk Songs, Randolph, Ed Norm Cohen,ISBN 0-252-00952-2 Child Ballad 13 Database entry is here | ||
| dmcg | Posted - 21 Sep 02 - 02:19 pm | |
Edward [Child 13]DESCRIPTION: A mother questions her son about his recent deeds and the blood on his weapon. After many evasions, he reveals that he has killed his brother. AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1765 (Percy) KEYWORDS: murder brother questions FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber),England) US(Ap,MW,NE,SE,So,SW) REFERENCES (22 citations): Child 133, "Edward" (2 texts) Bronson 13, "Edward" (25 versions -- of which, however, #10 is actually "Lizie Wan") Percy/Wheatley I, pp. 82-84, "Edward, Edward" (1 text) Randolph 6, "What Blood on the Point of Your Knife" (4 texts, 3 tunes) Eddy 6, "Edward" (1 text) Flanders/Olney, pp. 100-101, "Edward" [listed in error as Child 12] (1 text, 1 tune); see also "Edward Ballad" on pp. 96-100, which is closer to "The Twa Brothers" Leach, pp. 85-88, "Edward" (3 texts) OBB 65, "Edward, Edward" (1 text) Friedman, p. 156, "Edward" (2 texts) PBB 63, "Edward" (1 text) Niles 10, "Edward" (1 text, 1 tune) Lomax-FSNA 9, "Edward" (1 text, 1 tune) Gummere, pp. 169-170+342, "Edward" (1 text) Sharp/Karpeles-80E 8, "Edward" (1 text, 1 tune) Hodgart, p. 119, "Edward" (1 text) MacSeegTrav 5, "Edward" (1 text, 1 tune) TBB 7, "Edward" (2 texts) LPound-ABS, 9, pp. 23-24, "Edward" (1 text) Darling-NAS, pp. 59-60, "How Come That Blood?" (1 text) HarvClass-EP1, pp. 56-58, "Edward" (1 text) Silber-FSWB, p. 223, "Edward" (1 text) DT 13, EDWARD1* EDWARD2* RECORDINGS: Charles Ingenthron, "Edward" [singer calls it, "The Little Yellow Dog," but the LC folklorists retitle it, "Edward"] (AFS; on LC12) Mrs. Crockett Ward, "Edward" (AFS; on LC57) Jeannie Robertson, Paddy Tunney, Angela Brasil [composite] "Edward" (on FSB4) Mary Ellen Connors, Jeannie Robertson, Thomas Moran, Angela Brasil [composite] "Edward" (on FSBBAL1) CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "Lizie Wan" [Child 65] (plot,lyrics) ALTERNATE TITLES: Son Davie, Son Davie What's That Blood On Your Sword? The Murdered Brother | ||
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 21 Sep 02 - 02:23 pm | |
Again my ignorance shows. I learned a version of this years ago from a recoding by the Johnstons. The closest to that one I can find is here Jon | ||
| dmcg | Posted - 21 Sep 02 - 06:33 pm | |
These versions are listed in the Hunter collection: Child No. 13 Edward Hunter #243 Edward Hunter #253 How Come That Blood on Your Coat Sleeve Hunter #294 What Is That Blood on Your Coat Sleeve Hunter #1030 The Two Brothers Edited By dmcg - 9/21/2002 6:38:48 PM | ||