Little Musgrove- Maroons (JM) 1924 Beckwith C
[From: "The English Ballad in Jamaica: A Note upon the Origin of the Ballad Form" by Martha W. Beckwith; PMLA, Vol. 39, No. 2 (Jun., 1924), pp. 455-483.
These were collected stories and songs from the Jamaica negroes during the summer of 1919 and the winter of 1921 by Beckwith.
R. Matteson 2015]
3. LITTLE MUSGROVE (third form). (A popular song sung into the phonograph by Maroons from Accompong and transcribed by Helen Roberts.)
Lie still, my pretty young man,
Lie still, my pretty young man,
Lie still, my pretty young man.
My father's driving his sheep,
All dem make a deal ob noise.
Who is dere goes away,
Who is dere goes 'way.
Who is dere goes away,
It's a murder will be dere,
It's a murder will be dere.