Oh Henery- Trivette (NC) 1939 Brown Collection
[Fragment from the Brown Collection of NC Folkelore, Vol. 4 (music) 1952; There may be more text to this version in a box somewhere or the recording may be all that remains.
R. Matteson 2014]
Oh Henery- Trivette (NC) 1939 Brown Collection
18(1) 'Young Hunting.' Sung by Mrs. J. Trivette. Recorded at Heaton, Avery county, August 10, 1939. Another title given by the singer is 'Oh Henery.' In BT 152 and in BBM 122 our stanza is the ninth.
For melodic relationship cf. **SharpK i 112, No. 18J, measures 4-8; *OFS I 90, No. 14, measures 4-5 and very end.
Scale: Mode III, plagal. Tonal Center: d. Structure: abcd (2,2,2,2).
Text: Come down, come down, my pretty little bird,
And sit all night on my knee, —
I'll line — your cage with silver and gold,
Your door with liberty*.
*irory