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As I strayed beneath those lofty pines on India's burning shore
No full textSailor meets up with an old man in India who tells him his tale. He had been forced to fight for an English Lord in '68; this same lord later killed his wife and child. Swearing to have his revenge, the old man shipped on board the same ship as the lord. He killed him in India but was unable to return to Ireland. Sailor offers to take him home on his ship.Dibblee, Randall and Dorothy, "Folksongs From P.E.I." p. 90-91 (The Irish Emigrant); Ives, E.D., "Folklore From Maine", p. 80-84; Beck, Horace, "Folklore of Maine", pp. 93-95
Come all ye moonshine drinkers, come listen unto me
No full textNeighbours report making of moonshine to the authorities. Patsy is called inot court. Although it grieves him to hear his pipes settling, it breaks his heart to see his can go. Suggests that St. Peter will let the magistrate into Heaven. Last verse names composer - Patsy Ryan of Goose Cove.Mercer: Peacock, 1965: 75; Blondahl, 1964: 39; "The Newfoundlander" 7:11 (April. 1945), p. 17
Once I was invited to a nobleman's wedding
No full textNo transcript.[see also: The Green Willow (Tree); The Faultless Bride; The Love Token; The Wedding Supper; The False Lover.] 64-16, C126, Codroy Valley; 68-40, C521, St. John's; 68-40, C538, Conche, WB; 70-8, C690, Arnold's Cove, PB; 72-195, C1349, Jerseyside (?), PB; 78-6, C3319, St. John's; 78-236, C3546A, Freshwater, Pb; 79-1, C3839, Freshwater, PB; 79-002, C3695, Arnold's Cove, PB. Laws ABBB P31 "The Nobleman's Wedding" 1957: 264; Purslow "Marrow Bones" 1965: 61-62; Fowke "Green Willow" 1979: 41; Belden "Ballads and Songs", "The Faultless Bride" 1966: 165-166; Mercer 1979: 162; Huntington, et al. "Sam Henry's Sgons of the People", "An Old Lover's Wedding" and "The Laird's Wedding" pp. 263-266 (also lists further sources). dgj 18/10/94
I went out the other day diggin' in the snow
No full textSung to the tune of "O, Susanna"; written by James Wyse - possibly an account of a childhood mishap in the snow, resulting in mother sending chidlren to bed and Grandmother being sympathetic.Written by James Wyse
I was born in Boston city, a place you all know well
No full textMan who grew up in an honest home turns to crime and is convicted and sentenced to twenty-one years in Charlottetown/ The affect this has on his parents and his separation from his loved one in Boston make him rue his crime. Warns other young men to keep their "character".Laws, ABBB, L 16 B, Laws, NAB, p. 279; Mercer: Leach, p. 25