A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs
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THE RICH AND RAMBLING BOY, iii, 4aabb, 8ca: He marries a wife whose"maintenance" is so great that he is compelled to "rob on the broadhighway. " He is sent to Frankfort [Ky. ] prison, but in this song hepictures his pardon and return home.
[IN ROWAN COUNTY JAIL], 3abcb, 6: While here awaiting trial for robbery, the prisoner is visited by his sweetheart Lula, with "ten dollars ineach hand, " to "go on his bail. " LAST NIGHT AS I LAY SLEEPING, 3abcb, 6: A prisoner in the Knoxville[Tenn. ] jail dr...eams of his home and sweetheart, but is rudely awakenedby the turnkey to hear his death-sentence passed.
EDWARD HAWKINS, 4abcb, 9ca: Under sentence of death for murder, he warnshis comrades by his example, welcomes death bravely, and invites them tosee his execution twenty-eight days hence.
ROWDY BOYS, metre as below, 5: A "rowdy" youth scorns his mother'swarning, serves a term in the Frankfort State Prison for homicide, andcomes back home still a "rowdy. " The first stanza is: I heard my mother talking; I took it all for fun.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
THE RICH AND RAMBLING BOY, iii, 4aabb, 8ca: He marries a wife whose"maintenance" is so great that he is compelled to "rob on the broadhighway. " He is sent to Frankfort [Ky. ] prison, but in this song hepictures his pardon and return home.
[IN ROWAN COUNTY JAIL], 3abcb, 6: While here awaiting trial for robbery, the prisoner is visited by his sweetheart Lula, with "ten dollars ineach hand, " to "go on his bail. " LAST NIGHT AS I LAY SLEEPING, 3abcb, 6: A prisoner in the Knoxville[Tenn. ] jail dr...eams of his home and sweetheart, but is rudely awakenedby the turnkey to hear his death-sentence passed.
EDWARD HAWKINS, 4abcb, 9ca: Under sentence of death for murder, he warnshis comrades by his example, welcomes death bravely, and invites them tosee his execution twenty-eight days hence.
ROWDY BOYS, metre as below, 5: A "rowdy" youth scorns his mother'swarning, serves a term in the Frankfort State Prison for homicide, andcomes back home still a "rowdy. " The first stanza is: I heard my mother talking; I took it all for fun.
What to read after A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Combs Josiah Henry to read onlineMoreLess
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