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Betsy Wilson
Roud Folksong Index (S137596)

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First Line

Come all young lovers, I pray draw near

Roud No

1493 [Search for 1493 in the current indexes]

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Source

Karpeles, Cecil Sharp Collection 1 pp.683-684 (Version a)

Performer

Prince, Mrs. Betsy

Place

England : Somerset : Haselbury Plucknett

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Date collected

1905 (28 Dec)

Format

Printed : Book

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Text; Music

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Female

Topics

Betsy Wilson : Pregnant : Grief : Shame : William West

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C. Sharp MS

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X5127

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Song
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Betsy Wilson
Roud Folksong Index (S169064)

2 of approx 4 results
First Line

Come all you young lovers I pray draw near

Roud No

1493 [Search for 1493 in the current indexes]

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Source

Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Words pp.803-805 / Folk Tunes p.720

Performer

Prince, Betsy

Place

England : Somerset : Haselbury Plucknett

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Date collected

1905 (28 Dec)

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Manuscript collection

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X4675

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Betsy Wilson
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/10/720)

3 of approx 4 results
First Line

Come all young lovers I pray draw near

Performer

Prince, Betsy

Date collected

28 Dec 1905

Place

England : Somerset : Haselbury Plucknett

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Roud No

1493 [Search for 1493 in the current indexes]

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Alt Ref No

FW 803-805 / FT 720

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Manuscript

Type

Song

Subtype

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Frag. text; Music

Named Tune

Child No

Laws No

Notes

Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Words pp.803-805 / Folk Tunes p.720

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Clare College, Cambridge

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Folk Tunes

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  Come all young lovers I pray draw near Some shocking news you soon shall hear And when the same to you I've told Shall make your very blood run cold
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Come all young lovers I pray draw near Some shocking news you soon shall hear And when the same to you I've told Shall make your very blood run cold

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- CJS2/10 Folk tunes collected by Cecil Sharp
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Betsy Wilson
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/9/803)

4 of approx 4 results
First Line

Come all you young lovers I pray draw near

Performer

Prince, Betsy

Date collected

28 Dec 1905

Place

England : Somerset : Haselbury Plucknett

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Roud No

1493 [Search for 1493 in the current indexes]

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Alt Ref No

FW 803-805 / FT 720

Format

Manuscript

Type

Song

Subtype

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Text

Named Tune

Child No

Laws No

Notes

Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Words pp.803-805 / Folk Tunes p.720

Author / Composer

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Repository

Clare College, Cambridge

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Pub Date

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Item

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Folk Words

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Date extant
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  803
  
  Betsy Wilson
  
  Come all you young lovers I pray draw near
  
  Some shocking news you soon shall hear
  
  And when the same to you I've told
  
  Shall make your very blood run cold
  
  Miss Betsy Wilson is my name
  
  I brought myself to grief & shame
  
  By loving of a young man that never loved me
  
  And now my sorrow I plainly see.
  
  For sixteen years I was a maid
  
  And first by him I was betrayed
  
  By his false tales I was beguiled
  
  At last by him I proved with child
  
  My grief is more than I can bear
  
  I'm disregarded everywhere
  
  Like a [ ? ] in bloom I am cut down
  
  And now on me my love do frown.
- t
  
  804
  
  O the false oath he swore to me
  
  That I his lawful wife should be
  
  Now if he meet me he scarcely speak
  
  And try to shun me in the street.
  
  'Twas on my parents I brought disgrace
  
  I hope no one will slap it in my face
  
  For if they do they are to blame
  
  I beg them all to beware of the same
  
  'Twas my [purpose] last Sunday night
  
  To walk once more with my heart's delight
  
  And on the bank where billows roar
  
  We parted there to meet no more.
  
  Since he is false a watery grave
  
  'Tis I'm resolved this night to have
  
  I'll plunge myself right in the deep
  
  And leave my friends behind to weep
- t
  
  805
  
  Tomorrow morning he's going to be wed
  
  To a farmer's daughter the people said
  
  All in my watery tomb shall fly
  
  And there you'll find my body lie
  
  My ghost & my infant son
  
  Shall [ ? ] he everywhere
  
  Dig me a grave both long & deep
  
  And marble stone to my head & feet
  
  A joyful rising I hope to have
  
  When angels call me from the grave
  
  -------------------------
  
  etc.etc.etc
  
  Betsy Prince. Haselbury. Decr. [December] 28th 1905
  
  (720)
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803

Betsy Wilson

Come all you young lovers I pray draw near

Some shocking news you soon shall hear

And when the same to you I've told

Shall make your very blood run cold

Miss Betsy Wilson is my name

I brought myself to grief & shame

By loving of a young man that never loved me

And now my sorrow I plainly see.

For sixteen years I was a maid

And first by him I was betrayed

By his false tales I was beguiled

At last by him I proved with child

My grief is more than I can bear

I'm disregarded everywhere

Like a [ ? ] in bloom I am cut down

And now on me my love do frown.
804

O the false oath he swore to me

That I his lawful wife should be

Now if he meet me he scarcely speak

And try to shun me in the street.

'Twas on my parents I brought disgrace

I hope no one will slap it in my face

For if they do they are to blame

I beg them all to beware of the same

'Twas my [purpose] last Sunday night

To walk once more with my heart's delight

And on the bank where billows roar

We parted there to meet no more.

Since he is false a watery grave

'Tis I'm resolved this night to have

I'll plunge myself right in the deep

And leave my friends behind to weep
805

Tomorrow morning he's going to be wed

To a farmer's daughter the people said

All in my watery tomb shall fly

And there you'll find my body lie

My ghost & my infant son

Shall [ ? ] he everywhere

Dig me a grave both long & deep

And marble stone to my head & feet

A joyful rising I hope to have

When angels call me from the grave

-------------------------

etc.etc.etc

Betsy Prince. Haselbury. Decr. [December] 28th 1905

(720)

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Roud Folksong Index (S137596)

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Roud Folksong Index (S169064)

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Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/10/720)

Betsy Wilson
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/9/803)