Where Are You Going? Maggie Hammons (WV) 1970 Howard
[My title. From: MEMORIES OF THE HAMMONS FAMILY; PART III: MAGGIE HAMMONS PARKER by Wayne Howard. Stanza 1 is similar to Devilish Mary. Stanza 4 is similar to those from Gypsy Davy. Coffee grows is found in a variety of songs including Wheevily Wheat. Howard suggested the song might be “Blackjack Daisy” but didn't know the title.
R. Matteson 2018]
Where Are You Going? Maggie Hammons Parker, collected c. 1970 by Wayne Howard
We hadn’t been married but a very short time
When she said we’d better be parted,
Then she picked up her danged old duds
And down the road she started.
Where are you going, my pretty little miss,
Where are you going, my honey?
She answered me back with a kee-kee-kee,
I’m a-hunting for my money.
How old are you, my pretty little miss,
How old are you, my honey?
She answered me back with a kee-kee-kee,
I ain’t sixteen ‘til Sunday.
I’ll saddle a gray horse and a black,
A black so [much?] and steady[1].
I’ll ride all day and a bar all night
Till I get back with my Daisy.
Where the coffee grows on white oak trees
And the rivers floats in brandy
And oxes’ ears is lined with gold
And the girls is sweet as candy.
1. A black is much more steady