Sweet William- Broghton (KY) 1917 Sharp I
[My title. Single stanza with music from: English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians I; Sharp/Campbell, 1932 edition, edited by Karpeles. All of Sharp's versions use the generic title, Fair Margaret and Sweet William. Fair Margaret is not the name that is sung, usually it's Lady (Liddy/Lydia) Margaret (Marget/Margret).
Notes from the 1932 edition follow.
R. Matteson 2014]
I. Sweet William. Sung by Mrs, MOLLIE BROGHTON at Barbourville, Knox Co. Ky, May 9, 1917
Heptatonic. Mixolydian.
1. Sweet William arose one May morning,
He dressed himself in blue.
He asked leave of his own true love
Lady Margret to go and see.