I can't come in- Carlisle (AR) 1942 Randolph D
[My title. From Vance Randolph's Ozark Folksongs, Vol. 1, British Ballads and Songs, p. 150-151, 1946.
R. Matteson 2015]
D. [I can't come in] A fragmentary text contributed by Mrs. Irene Carlisle, Fayetteville, Ark., March 14, 1942. She had it from Mrs. Mary Hall, also of Fayetteville.
I can't come in and I won't come in,
I've heard of you before.
First she offered him a big mellow apple,
And next a cherry red,
And next she offered him a gay gold ring
To entice the little fellow in.
Go bury my Bible at my head,
My prayerbook at my feet,
And when my playmates call for me
You can tell them I'm asleep.
Go bury my prayer book at my feet,
My Bible at my head,
And when my playmates call for me
You can tell them I am dead.