I know where I'm goin'
Language: English
I know where I'm goin' and I know who's goin' with me I know who I love but the dear knows who I'll marry! I have stockings of silk, shoes of fine green leather combs to buckle my hair and a ring for every finger Some say he's black, but I say he's bonny, the fairest of them all, my handsome, winsome Johnny. Feather beds are soft and painted rooms are bonny, but I would leave them all, to go with my love Johnny.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979), "I know where I'm goin'", 1926, published 1928 [ voice and violin ], from Three Irish Country Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "I know where I'm goin'" [ voice and piano ], arrangement of an Irish folksong [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alan Louis Smith , "I know where I'm goin'" [ soprano, viola, and piano ], from Four Folksongs for Soprano, Viola and Piano, no. 1, Alfred [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: Anne Evans , David Arkell [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 84