As The Dew Flies Over the Valley- Elizabeth Ford (CA) 1942 Cowell; Bronson no. 18
[If you wonder how the dew (doo) flies over the valley- it's originally English for "dove," although I'm sure the American singers who have sung it didn't think of it as "dove." She apparently learned it from her son who learned it pre1938 from Mary Longworth of Wisconsin.
To listen to her son Warde's similar version:
http://memory.loc.gov/afc/afccc/audio/a419/a4197b1.mp3]
As The Dew [1] Flies Over the Valley- Elizabeth Ford (CA) 1942 Cowell; Bronson no. 18
Sweet Willy came joging home from the plow,
Jinny fair John fair Rosa Marie
Saying wife, dear Wife, is the dinner ready now
As the dew [1] flies over the green valley.
2 Oh no you dirty ugly elf
Jinny fair John fair Rosa Marie
If you want any dinner you'll get it yourself
As the dew flies over the green valley
3 So down to the barn Sweet Willy he flew
Jinny fair John fair Rosa Marie
And down with a good fat wether he slew,
As the dew flies over the green valley
4 He wrapt the Skin round his wife back
Jinny fair John fair Rosa Marie
And with two sticks he went whack whack whack
As the dew flies over the green valley
5 I'll tell my parents and my kin
Jinny fair John fair Rosa Marie
That you have beat me black within
As the dew flies over the green valley
6 You may tell your Parents and your kin
Jinny fair John fair Rosa Marie
I was only a taning a fat wether's skin
As the dew flies over the green valley
1. dew= doo= dove