Little Margerie- Nicewander (VA) 1923 Davis A
[Little Margerie is my title of this fragment; the title given, Lady Maisry, is the generic title by Davis. From Traditional Ballad of Virginia; edited Davis, 1929.
R. Matteson 2014]
Little Margerie [Lady Maisry]- Nicewander, of Bland, VA, Sept. 3, 1923. Davis A
1. . . . . .
. . . . .
"How now, how now, little Margerie,
You'll soon become a whore."
2. She said, "I am no whore,
And never will be [1],
I'm with child by an English lord,
and hope he will marry me."
Footnote:
1. And never wanted to be.