The House Carpenter- Capps (TN) 1937 Kirkland A
[From E. C. and M. N. Kirkland, SFQ, II (1938), p.75(A). Single stanza given in Bronson No. 8. I'm including the the text and notes from Southern Folklore Quarterly (1938) at the bottom of this page.
R. Matteson 2013]
A. The House Carpenter- Sung by Claudius M. Capps, Knoxville, Tenn., July 25, 1937; probably learned from his mother.
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I have married a king's daughter,
Most rich in gold and lands.
You have married a house carpenter;
I m sure he's a fine young man.
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JAMES HARRIS, OR THE DAEMON LOVER
(Child 243)
A. "The House Carpenter" a nine-stanza variant, was recorded. July 25, 1937, by Dr. Claudius M. Capps, a physician, who said that he probably learned this ballad from his mother. Since this text is the one usually found, it is difficult to determine its relation to other American survivals; however, we feel that it is most like the Virginia I and J."
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I have married a king's daughter,
Most rich in gold and lands;
You have married a house carpenter,
And I'm sure he's a fine young man.