Jealous Love- Fran Majors (KS) 1963 Hunter A
[My date, date missing. From Missouri State's Max Hunter Folk Song Collection; Cat. #1398 (MFH #112). Minor editing for spelling and punctuation. The informant was also a collector and she may be a secondary source. This is a composite of Butcher Boy and Careless (Jealous) Love
R. Matteson 2017]
Jealous Love- As sung by Fran Majors, Wichita, Kansas in Summer, 1963. Listen:
https://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/songinformation.aspx?ID=1398
VERSE 1
Love, love, O jealous love
Love, love, O jealous love, Lord, Lord
Love, love, O jealous love
You see what it has done for me.
VERSE 2
It'll cause you weep, it'll cause you to mourn
It'll cause you weep, it'll cause you to mourn, Lord, Lord,
It'll cause you weep, it'll cause you to mourn
It'll cause you to lose your friends at home.
VERSE 3
I knew he'd do me this away
I knew he'd do me this away, Lord, Lord
I knew he'd do me this away
Those sweet red lips he would betray.
VERSE 4
Papa, 'way yonder he goes
Papa, 'way yonder he goes, Lord, Lord
Papa, 'way yonder he goes
Go and bring him to me.
VERSE 5
There's a certain little house right here in this town
There's a certain little house right here in this town, Lord, Lord
There's a certain little house right here in this town
He rides up to and he gets right down.
VERSE 6
He takes that other girl on his knee
He takes that other girl on his knee, Lord, Lord
He takes that other girl on his knee
An' he tells to her what he won't tell me.
VERSE 7
He loves her best an' I know why
He loves her best an' I know why, Lord, Lord
He loves her best an' I know why
She's got some gold an silver nigh.
VERSE 8
Gold will melt an' silver will fly
Gold will melt an' silver will fly, Lord, Lord
Gold will melt an' silver will fly
No one loves him as well as I.