1 50 4 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/8628aaff157dfa9d46918b30cabed5b7.pdf abb3f4d4b0093ae11d87179c60c18c2d PDF Text Text THE HOUSE CARPENTER 11 1tlell met, well met, my old true love, Well met, well met," he cried, 11 For I'm just returning from the salt, salt sea, And it's all for the love of theee. "Oh, I could have married a King's daughter, dear, And she would have married me. But I refused a crown of gold, And it's all for the love of thee. 11 "If you could have married a King's daughter, dear, Ifthink you are to blame, For I have lately been married to a house carpenter, And I think he's a fine young man. 11 11 0h, won't you leave your house carpenter, And go along with me? I'll take you where the grass grows green, On the banks of sweet lvillowrie." "If I should leave my house carpenter, And go along with you, Pray what have you to maintain me on, And keep me from slavery? " 11 I have seven ships all sailing on the sea, All sailing for dry land, One hundred and ten bold, brave looking men, You may have them at your command. 11 She went and dressed in her fine array, And slowly turned away, For she outshined the glittering gold, Most beautiful to behold. She went and kissed her sweet little babe, She kissed it, she gave it three, Saying, "You stay here you dear darling little babe, And keep your Papa company." They hadn't been on ship two weeks or more, I'm sure it was not three, Until the lady was known to weep, And she wept most bitterly. "Oh, is it for my gold you weep, Or is it for my store? Or is it for that house carpenter, You never shall see anymore ? " �THE HOUSE CARPENTER - Continued 11 A curse, a curse to all seamen, A curse to you 11 , she cried. 11 You have robbed me of my house carpenter, And here I shall lose my life. 11 They hadn't been on I'm sure it was not Until that ship did And it sank to rise ship three weeks or more, four, spring a leak, no more. Oh, don't you see them dark clouds rise, As black as any crow? They 're the walls of hell, they're the \valls of hell, And o'er them we must go. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document Scholarly Classification Child, 243 Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The House Carpenter Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love), Forsaken House Carpenter, The Ship Carpenter Subject The topic of the resource Ballads, English Adultery--Songs and music Ocean travel--Songs and music Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Forsaken House Carpenter House Carpenter's Wife I Have Forty Ships If You Will Leave Your House Carpenter James Harris James Herries songs and music adultery songs and music love songs and music sailing The Banks of Claudy The Banks of Italy The Carpenter's Wife The House Carpenter The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love) The Old Salt Sea The Salt Water Sea The Sea-Faring Man The Ship Carpenter The Ship's Carpenter Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Own True Love https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/1ae34309798ec31db45861c2917f160a.pdf 85bb578d2039b6d3fc9934a9fe12ae7b PDF Text Text THE HOUSE C~~ENTER - Well met,well met, my old true love Well , et, well met, he cried, For I'm just returning from the salt salt sea, And its all for the love of Oh, And But And I could have married a King's daughter dear, she would have married me, I refused a cro~~ of gold, its all for the love of thee. If you could have married a King, daughter dear, I think you are to blame, For I have lately been married to a house carpenter, And I tnink h~s a fine young man. Oh, wont you leave your house carpenter, And go along with me ~ I'll ta:;;ce you where the grass grows green, On the banks of sweat Willowree. If I should leave my house carpenter, And go along with you, Pray what have you to maintain me on, And keep me from slavery ? I have seven ships all sailing on the sea, All sailing for dry land, One hlmdred and ten ~ bold brave looking men, You may have then at your co~~and. She went and dressed in her finest array, And slowly turned away, For she outshined the glittering gold, ~~est beautiful to behold. She uent and ki::;sed her sweet little babe, She Kissed it, she have it three, Saying yoll otay here my dear darling little babe, ~<~- k ..... ep you._ pupa co·npany. They hadn r t been on ship tv10 weeks or nore, I'm sure it was not three, Until this lady was knovm to weep, And she VIe_Dt most bitterly. Oh, is it for my gold you VJeep, Or is it for my store, Or is it for that house carpenter, You never shall see anymore ? It is not for your aol I ~eep, Neither is it for your store, But its for my dear darling little babe, I never f.hall see any more. �' . Page 2 A curse, a curse to all seamen, A curse to you she cried, You have robbed me of my house carpenter, And here I shall lose ny life. )..'\. They hadn 1 t been on I'm sure it v·as not Until that ship did And it sank to rise ship t o weeks or more, four, spring a leak, no more. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document Scholarly Classification Child, 243 Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The House Carpenter Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love), Forsaken House Carpenter, The Ship Carpenter Subject The topic of the resource Ballads, English Adultery--Songs and music Ocean travel--Songs and music Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Forsaken House Carpenter House Carpenter's Wife I Have Forty Ships If You Will Leave Your House Carpenter James Harris James Herries songs and music adultery songs and music love songs and music sailing The Banks of Claudy The Banks of Italy The Carpenter's Wife The House Carpenter The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love) The Old Salt Sea The Salt Water Sea The Sea-Faring Man The Ship Carpenter The Ship's Carpenter Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Own True Love https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/33eafb52454acdbcb925cef0a6525c33.pdf 0b13abde17397dff2eff9b9385fb21c9 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document Scholarly Classification Child, 243 Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The House Carpenter Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love), Forsaken House Carpenter, The Ship Carpenter Subject The topic of the resource Ballads, English Adultery--Songs and music Ocean travel--Songs and music Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Forsaken House Carpenter House Carpenter House Carpenter's Wife I Have Forty Ships If You Will Leave Your House Carpenter James Harris James Herries songs and music love songs and music sailing The Banks of Claudy The Banks of Italy The Carpenter's Wife The House Carpenter The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love) The Old Salt Sea The Salt Water Sea The Sea-Faring Man The Ship Carpenter The Ship's Carpenter Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Own True Love https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/0053b40d519a8d9529dceedb71222238.pdf 2e0ff1b8ed3af4597fa38d22dc421595 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document Informant Annie V. Sherwood, 1895-1988 Scholarly Classification Child, 243 Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The House Carpenter Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love), Forsaken House Carpenter, The Ship Carpenter Subject The topic of the resource Adultery--Songs and music Ocean travel--Songs and music Ballads, English--United States--North Carolina Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. <a title="Watauga County (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4497707/watauga-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Watauga County (N.C.)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Forsaken House Carpenter House Carpenter's Wife I Have Forty Ships If You Will Leave Your House Carpenter James Harris James Herries songs and music adultery songs and music love songs and music sailing The Banks of Claudy The Banks of Italy The Carpenter's Wife The House Carpenter The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love) The Old Salt Sea The Salt Water Sea The Sea-Faring Man The Ship Carpenter The Ship's Carpenter Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Old True Love Well Met Well Met My Own True Love