Courting Song- Fanny Mulhollan (MO) 1923 Randolph A
[From Randolph's "Ozark Folksongs," Vol. 3, version 362A (c.1948). One of several version where she decides to marry the Quaker.
R. Mattesopn 2017]
The Courting Song -sung by Miss Fanny Mulhollan, Pineville, Missouri; Dec. 4, 1923
He: Madam, I have come a-courtin',
Hi-ho, hi-hum,
Wilt thou hear what I've to tell thee?
Hi-ho, hi-hum.
CHORUS
Ting a ling ling ling ling ling ling
Ting a ling ling ling ling ling
Ting a ling ling ling ling ling ling
Ting a ling ling ling ling ling
She: I don't believe one word you've spoken,
Hi-ho, hi-hum,
Indeed your heart is easy broken,
Hi-ho, hi-hum.
He: Madam, I have no doubt of it,
Hi-ho, hi-hum.
Good fish in the sea as ever come out of it,
Hi-ho, hi-hum.
She: Well, since this is to be my life,
Hi-ho, hi-hum,
I have decided to be your wife,
Hi-ho, hi-hum.