Madam, I am come a-courting- Marina Russell (Dor) 1907
[Single stanzas with chorus from Henry Hammond Manuscript Collection (HAM/5/36/4). The 3rd line is usually sung by the maid.
R. Matteson 2017]
Madam I Am Come a Courting- sung by Marina Russell of Upwey, Dorset in December, 1907. Collected by Henry Hammond.
"Madam, I am come a-courting,
If your favour I can gain.
Sit you down you're kindly welcome,
Use[1] me well I'll come again."
CHORUS: Fal dal the dee, right fal the dee;
Fal the diddle al the di gee oh!
1. Has "Treat" as alternative word