I was a young maiden truly
Language: English
I was a young maiden truly, And lived in Sandgate Street; I thought to marry a good man, To keep me warm and neat; Some good-like body, some bonny body, To be with me at noon; But last I married a keelman, And my good days are done. I thought to marry a parson, To hear me say my prayers But I have married a keelman, And he kicks me down the stairs. He's an ugly body, a bubbly body, An illfaured ugly loon: And I have married a keelman, And my good days are done. I thought to marry a dyer, To dye my apron blue; But I have married a keelman, And he makes me sairly rue. He's an ugly body, a bubbly body, An illfaured ugly loon: And I have married a keelman, And my good days are done. I thought to marry a sailor, To bring me sugar and tea ; But I have married a keelman, And that he lets me see." He's an ugly body, a bubbly body, An illfaured ugly loon: And I have married a keelman, And my good days are done -- done.
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Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Northumbrian [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "The Sandgate lass's lamentation", op. 81 no. 3, published 1966 [ SSAATTBB chorus a cappella ], from Four Wanton Ballads, no. 3, London : Oxford University Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate (1911 - 1987), "The Sandgate lass's lament", 1978, published 1980 [ mezzo-soprano, clarinet, and piano ], from Scenes from Tyneside, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ton van der Steenhoven
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-05
Line count: 32
Word count: 191