No Sir- Mrs. W.N. Osborne (AR) 1957 Wolf Collection
[Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr. for The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection.
R. Matteson 2017]
NO SIR- Sung by: Mrs. W.N. Osborne. Recorded in Cord, AR, 8/21/57
"Tell me one thing, tell me truly.
Tell me why you scorn me so.
Tell me why, when I ask a question,
That you always answer, 'No!'"
"My father was a Spanish merchant,
And before he went to sea
He told me to be sure and answer
'No' to all you said to me."
Refrain: "No sir, no sir, no sir, no."
"If, when walking in the garden,
Plucking flowers all wet with dew,
Tell me, would you be offended
If I walk and talk with you?"
(Refrain)
"If, when walking in the garden,
I should ask you to be mine,
And should tell you that I love you,
Would you then my heart decline?"
(Refrain)
And the birds sang leafy hidden,
Sang o'er field and morning sea,
And I lost the answer bidden
And was true sweetheart to thee.