The Squire's Daughter- Curry (KY) 1960 Thomas REC

The Squire's Daughter- Curry(KY) 1960 Thomas REC

[ From Folkways Records Album No. FA 2358; 1960 Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman recording of the American Folk Song Festival.

R. Matteson 2014]


Lula Curry was blood kin of both the Hatfields and McCoys. The ballad is also called Twa Sisters and dates back to 16th century.

The Squire's Daughter- sung by Lula Curry, KY, 1960.

There was an old squire in a country,
Bowers down to me.
There was an old squire in a country,
He had daughters one, two, three,
True my love, my love's been true to me. [1]

There was a young lord came a-courting there,
Bowers down to me.
There was a young lord came a-courting there,
Courting of the youngest fair,
True my love, my love's been to me.

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1. True la la, my love's been true to me.