Daddy Sent Me Here A-Courting- Deal (AR) 1953 Wolf
[From: The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection,
R. Matteson 2017]
DADDY SENT ME HERE A-COURTING (THE COURTING SONG) Sung by: Mrs. W.L. Deal. Recorded in Heber Springs, AR, 7/16/53
"Daddy sent me here a-courting,
oh, oh, oh.
I'm in earnest; I'm not sporting,
oh, oh, oh."
"You sit there and court the fire,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie.
And sir, don't you dare come nigher,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie."
"I've a ring worth twenty shillings,
oh, oh, oh.
Thou canst have if you art willing,
oh, oh, oh."
"Sir, I do not want your money,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie.
And you cannot call me honey,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie."
"Lady, thou art tall and slender,
oh, oh, oh.
And I know they heart is tender,
oh, oh, oh."
"Sir, I see you are a flatterer,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie.
And I cannot marry a Quaker,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie."
"Must I give up my religion?
oh, oh, oh.
Must I become a Presbyterian?
oh, oh, oh."
"Cheer up, cheer up, darling brother,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie.
If you can't catch one fish, go catch another,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie."
"Must I leave with my heart broken?
oh, oh, oh.
Must I leave without one token?
oh, oh, oh."
"You go home and tell your daddy,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie.
That you could not get me ready,
Tee tee tee tee tending tie."