Quaker's Courtship- Mrs. Gallagher (NS) 1950 Creighton
[From "Traditional Songs from Nova Scotia," by Creighton and Senior; 1950,
R. Matteson 2017]
Quaker's Courtship- sung by Mrs. Edward "Kit" Gallagher (b.1897) of Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia before 1950.
He: I've a ring and twenty shilling,
Oh dear me,
You may wear it if you're willing.
Oh dear me.
She: I want don't want your ring or money;
To iddle ink tum tie iddle aye
I want a young man to call me honey.
To iddle ink tum tie iddle aye
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