Sweet Angia- Chinn (mistakenly attributed to Freeman) (Arkansas) 1963
[From the Max Hunter Folk Song Collection online. Hunter, or someone organizing the Collection has this mixed up with another version. This is titled, "Sweet Andrew My Son," in the Ozark Folksong Collection and is sung by Carol Ann Chinn of Siloam Springs, Ark.
Chinn was a student of Parler's who recorded her in August 1958. It was learned from Chinn's grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Carney, of Westville Oklahoma, who got it from their Scottish ancestors, the Palmers. Carol Ann explained that the "spotted eels" were supposed to be rattlesnakes.
R. Matteson 2011, 2014]
Sweet Angia[1]- As sung by Carol Ann Chinn of Siloam Springs, Arkansas on February 14, 1963.
Listen here: http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/songinformation.aspx?ID=1500
VERSE 1: "Where have you been ridin', Sweet Angia, my son
Where have you been ridin', my own darlin' one?"
"I've been to my sweetheart
Mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
And I want to lay down."
VERSE 2: "What had ya for supper, Sweet Angia, my son
What had ya for supper, my own darlin' one?"
"Fried ells, fried in butter
Mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
And I want to lay down."
VERSE 3: "What leave ya to your Mother, Sweet Angia, my son
What leave ya to your Mother, my own darling one?"
"The hogs an' the pieces
Mother make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
An' I want to lay down."
VERSE 4: "What leave ya to your Brothers, Sweet Angia, my son
What leave ya to your Brothers, my own darling one?"
"The farm and the land
Mother make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
An' I want t' lay down."
VERSE 5: "What leave ya to your Sisters, Sweet Angia, my son
What leave ya to your Sisters, my own darling one?"
"The horse, saddle an' bridle
Mother make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
And I want to lay down."
VERSE 6: "What leave ya to your sweetheart, Sweet Angia, my son
What leave ya to your sweetheart, my own darling one?"
"Hell-fire an' damnation
Mother make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
And I want to lay down."
1. Sweet Andrew
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[Ozark Folksong Collection; Collected by M.C. Parler from Carol Ann Chinn Siloam Springs, Ark August 1958
Reel 350, Item 3]
Sweet Andrew My Son
Where have you been ridin', sweet Andrew my son?
Where have you been ridin', my own darlin' one?
I've been to my sweetheart's,
Mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart
And I want to lay doon.
What had you for supper, sweet Andrew my son?
Spotted eels fried in butter
What leave you to your mother?
The house and the pieces.
What heave you to your brother?
The farm and the land.
What leave you to your sister?
The horse, saddle, and bridle.
What leave you to your sweetheart?
Hellfire and damnation.