House Carpenter- Grey (VA) 1918 Sharp MS
[A single verse with music from Sharp's MS, Bronson TTCB; 1966, No. 30, no title (Sharp used "The Daemon Lover" as his generic title).
R. Matteson 2013]
House Carpenter [The Daemon Lover]- No title, Sharp MSS., 4325/. Sung by Mrs. Lawrence Grey, Montvale, Va., June 4, 1918. Mode D-M (inflected III) Bronson: "The B natural was always sung in penultimate bar occasionally in the 5th bar, "Mrs. Smelts sang the song with her mother, and preferred the Bb in bar 5." [Sharp's MS. notes.]
You once could have married the king's daughter dear,
I'm sure you are to blame.
For I am married to a house-carpenter,
And I think he is a nice young man.