Madam I Have Come A-Courting- Buell Kazee (KY) 1965
[From: "Buell sings and Plays" Folkways Records FS 3810, 1965. Last song in a medley.
R. Matteson 2017]
Madam I Have Come A-Courting- sung by Buell Kazee of Magoffin County, Kentucky in 1965.
Madam, I have come a-courting,
Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear me
Come a-courting, not a-sporting,
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear me.
Well if that is your desire
Fa da link dum, fa da lay
You can sit and court the fire
Fa da link dum, fa da lay.
I've a ring worth many a shilling,
Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear me
You can wear it if you're willing,
Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear me
I'll not have your ring or money,
Fa da link dum, fa da lay
Want me a man to call me honey
Fa da link dum, fa da lay.