Part 5

I'm weeping for my true love, my true love, my true love, I'm weeping for my true love, on a bright summer's day.

Stand up and choose your lover, your lover, your lover, Stand up and choose your lover, on a bright summer's day.

Go to church with your lover, your lover, your lover, Go to church with your lover, on a bright summer's day.

Be happy in a ring, love; a ring, love; a ring, love. Kiss both together, love, on this bright summer's day.

--Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire (Miss Broadwood).

III. Pray, Sally, what are you weeping for-- Weeping for--weeping for? Pray, Sally, what are you weeping for, On a bright shiny day?

I am weeping for a sweetheart-- A sweetheart--a sweetheart; I am weeping for a sweetheart, On a bright shiny day.

Pray, Sally, go and get one-- Go and get one--get one; Pray, Sally, go and get one, On a bright shiny day.

Pray, Sally, now you've got one-- You've got one--got one; Pray, Sally, now you've got one, On a bright sunny day.

One kiss will never part you-- Never part you--part you; One kiss will never part you, On a bright sunny day.

--Dorsetshire (_Folk-lore Journal_, vii. 209).

IV. Poor ---- sat a-weeping, A-weeping, a-weeping; Poor ---- sat a-weeping, On a bright summer's day.

I'm weeping for a sweetheart, A sweetheart, a sweetheart; I'm weeping for a sweetheart, On a bright summer's day.

Oh, pray get up and choose one, And choose one, and choose one; Oh, pray get up and choose one, On a bright summer's day.

Now you're married, you must obey; You must be true to all you say. You must be kind, you must be good, And help your wife to chop the wood.

--Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews).

V. Poor Mary sat a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sat a-weeping, down by the sea-side.

By the side of the river, by the side of the river, She sat down and cried.

Oh, pray get up and choose one, and choose one, and choose one, Oh, pray get up and choose one, down by the sea-side.

Now you're married, I wish you joy; Father and mother you must obey; Love one another like sister and brother, And pray, young couple, come kiss one another.

--Colchester (Miss G. M. Frances).

VI. Poor Mary is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary is a-weeping on a fine summer's day.

What is she weeping for, weeping for, weeping for, What is she weeping for on a fine summer's day?

She's weeping for her sweetheart, her sweetheart, her sweetheart, She's weeping for her sweetheart on a fine summer's day.

Pray get up and choose one, choose one, choose one, Pray get up and choose one on a fine summer's day.

Pray go to church, love; church, love; church, love; Pray go to church, love, on a fine summer's day.

Pray put the ring on, ring on, ring on, Pray put the ring on, on a fine summer's day.

Pray come back, love; back, love; back, love; Pray come back, love, on a fine summer's day.

Now you're married, we wish you joy; Your father and mother you must obey; Love one another like sister and brother; And now it's time to go away.

--(_Suffolk County Folk-lore_, pp. 66, 67.)

VII. Poor Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sits a-weeping on a bright summer's day.

Pray tell me what you are weeping for, weeping for, weeping for, Pray tell me what you are weeping for on a bright summer's day?

I'm weeping for a sweetheart, a sweetheart, a sweetheart, I'm weeping for a sweetheart on a bright summer's day.

Poor Mary's got a shepherd's cross, a shepherd's cross, a shepherd's cross, Poor Mary's got a shepherd's cross on a bright summer's day.

--Berkshire (Miss Thoyts, _Antiquary_, xxvii. 254).

VIII. Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Mary sits a-weeping, close by the sea-side.

Mary, what are you weeping for, weeping for, weeping for, Mary, what are you weeping for, close by the sea-side?

I'm a-weeping for my sweetheart, my sweetheart, my sweetheart, I'm a-weeping for my sweetheart, close by the sea-side.

Pray get up and choose one, and choose one, and choose one, Pray get up and choose one, close by the sea-side.

--Winterton and Lincoln (Miss M. Peacock).

IX. Poor Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sits a-weeping, on a bright summer's day.

She is weeping for her lover, her lover, She is weeping for her lover on a bright summer's day.

Stand up and choose your lover, your lover, Stand up and choose your lover, on a bright summer's day.

And now she's got a lover, a lover, And now she's got a lover, on a bright summer's day.

--Hanbury, Staffs. (Miss E. Hollis).

X. Oh, what is Nellie weeping for, A-weeping for, a-weeping for? Oh, what is Nellie weeping for, On a cold and sunshine day?

I'm weeping for my sweetheart, My sweetheart, my sweetheart; I'm weeping for my sweetheart On a cold and sunshine day.

So now stand up and choose the one, And choose the one, and choose the one; So now stand up and choose the one, On a cold and sunshine day.

--Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (Miss Matthews).

XI. Poor Mary sits a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sits a-weeping, on a bright summer's day.

Pray what are you a-weeping for, a-weeping for, a-weeping for, Pray what are you a-weeping for on a bright summer's day?

She's weeping for a lover, a lover, a lover, She's weeping for a lover, this bright summer's day.

Rise up and choose your lover, your lover, your lover, Rise up and choose your lover, this bright summer's day.

Now Mary she is married, is married, is married, Now Mary she is married this bright summer's day.

--Enborne School, Newbury, Berks. (Miss M. Kimber).

XII. Poor Sarah's a-weeping, A-weeping, a-weeping; Oh, what is she a-weeping for, A-weeping for, a-weeping for?

I'm weeping for a sweetheart, A sweetheart, a sweetheart; I'm weeping for a sweetheart This bright summer day.

Oh, she shall have a sweetheart, A sweetheart, a sweetheart; Oh, she shall have a sweetheart This bright summer day.

Go to church, loves, Go to church, loves. Say your prayers, loves, Say your prayers, loves. Kiss your lovers, Kiss your lovers; Rise up and choose your love.

--Liphook, Hants. (Miss Fowler).

XIII. Poor Mary sits weeping, weeping, weeping, Poor Mary sits weeping on a bright summer's day; On the carpet she must kneel till the grass grows on the field.

Stand up straight upon your feet, And show me the one you love so sweet.

Now you're married, I wish you joy; First a girl, and second a boy; If one don't kiss, the other must, So kiss, kiss, kiss.

--Cambridge (Mrs. Haddon).

XIV. Poor Mary is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary is a-weeping on a bright summer's day; Pray what is she a-weeping for, a-weeping for, a-weeping for, Pray what is she a-weeping for, on a bright summer's day?

I'm weeping for my true love, my true love, my true love, I'm weeping for my true love, on a bright summer's day.

Stand up and choose your true love, your true love, your true love, Stand up and choose your true love, on a bright summer's day.

Ring a ring o' roses, o' roses, o' roses, Ring a ring o' roses; a pocketful of posies.

--Ogbourne, Wilts. (H. S. May).

XV. Poor Sally is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Sally is a-weeping, down by the sea-side. Pray tell me what you're weeping for, you're weeping for, you're weeping for, Pray tell me what you're weeping for, down by the sea-side?

I'm weeping for my sweetheart, my sweetheart, my sweetheart, I'm weeping for my sweetheart, down by the sea-side.

A ring o' roses, A pocketful of posies; Isham! Isham! We all tumble down.

--Manton, Marlborough, Wilts. (H. S. May).

XVI. Poor Mary is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, On a fine summer's day; What is she weeping for, weeping for, weeping for?

She is weeping for her lover, her lover, her lover; And who is her love, who is her lover?

Johnny Baxter is her lover, Johnny Baxter is her lover; And where is her lover, where is her lover?

Her lover is a-sleeping, her lover is a-sleeping, Is a-sleeping at the bottom of the sea.

--South Devon (_Notes and Queries_, 8th Series, i. 249, Miss R. H. Busk).

XVII. Poor Mary, what are you weeping for? You weeping for? You weeping for? Poor Mary, what are you weeping for, On a bright summer's day?

Pray tell us what you are weeping for? You are weeping for? You are weeping for?

Pray tell us what you are weeping for, On a bright summer's day.

My father he is dead, sir; Is dead, sir; Is dead, sir. My father he is dead, sir, On a bright summer's day.

--Earls Heaton (Herbert Hardy).

XVIII. Poor Mary is a-weeping, a-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary is a-weeping, on a fine summer's day. Pray tell me what you're weeping for? &c.

Because my father's dead and gone, is dead and gone, is dead and gone; Because my father's dead and gone, on a fine summer's day.

She is kneeling by her father's grave, her father's grave, her father's grave; She is kneeling by her father's grave, on a fine summer's day.

Stand up and choose your love, choose your love, choose your love; Stand up and choose your love, on a bright summer's day.

--(Rev. W. Gregor).

XIX. Oh, what is Jennie weeping for, A-weeping for, a-weeping for? Oh, what is Jennie weeping for, All on this summer's day?

I'm weeping for my own true love, My own true love, my own true love; I'm weeping for my own true love, All on this summer's day.

Rise up and choose another love, Another love, another love; Rise up and choose another love, All on this summer's day.

--Berwickshire (A. M. Bell, _Antiquary_, xxx. 16).

+---+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ |No.| Barnes. | Enborne. | Dorsetshire. | +---+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | 1.|Poor Mary sits a- |Poor Mary sits a- | -- | | |weeping. |weeping. | | | 2.|Pray, Mary, what are |Pray, what are you a- |Pray, Sally, what are | | |you weeping for? |weeping for? |you weeping for? | | 3.| -- | -- | -- | | 4.|I'm weeping for a |She's weeping for a |I'm weeping for a | | |sweetheart. |lover. |sweetheart. | | 5.|On a bright summer's |This bright summer's |On a bright shiny day.| | |day. |day. | | | 6.| -- | -- | -- | | 7.| -- | -- | -- | | 8.| -- | -- | -- | | 9.| -- | -- | -- | |10.|Pray, Mary, choose |Rise up and choose | -- | | |your lover. |your lover. | | |11.| -- | -- |Pray, Sally, go and | | | | |get one. | |12.| -- | -- | -- | |13.| -- | -- | -- | |14.|Now you're married, I |Now Mary she is | -- | | |wish you joy. |married. | | |15.|First a girl, then a | -- | -- | | |boy. | | | |16.|Seven years after, son| -- | -- | | |and daughter. | | | |17.| -- | -- |Pray, Sally, now | | | | |you've got one. | |18.| -- | -- | -- | |19.| -- | -- | -- | |20.| -- | -- | -- | |21.| -- | -- | -- | |22.| -- | -- | -- | |23.| -- | -- | -- | |24.|Pray, young couple, | -- | -- | | |come kiss together. | | | |25.| -- | -- |One kiss will never | | | | |part you. | |26.| -- | -- | -- | |27.| -- | -- | -- | |28.| -- | -- | -- | |29.|Kiss her once, twice, | -- | -- | | |kiss three times over.| | | |30.| -- | -- | -- | |31.| -- | -- | -- | |32.| -- | -- | -- | |33.| -- | -- | -- | |34.| -- | -- | -- | |35.| -- | -- | -- | |36.| -- | -- | -- | |37.| -- | -- | -- | |38.| -- | -- | -- | |39.| -- | -- | -- | |40.| -- | -- | -- | |41.| -- | -- | -- | |42.| -- | -- | -- | |43.| -- | -- | -- | +---+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

+---+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ |No.| Upton. | Sporle. | Colchester. | +---+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | 1.|Poor Mary is weeping. |Poor [ ] sat a- |Poor Mary sat a- | | | |weeping. |weeping. | | 2.|Pray, tell me what | -- | -- | | |you're weeping for. | | | | 3.| -- | -- | -- | | 4.|I am weeping for my |I'm weeping for a | -- | | |true love. |sweetheart. | | | 5.|On a bright summer's |On a bright summer's | -- | | |day. |day. | | | 6.| -- | -- |By the side of the | | | | |river. | | 7.| -- | -- |She sat down and | | | | |cried. | | 8.| -- | -- | -- | | 9.| -- | -- | -- | |10.|Stand up and choose |Pray, get up and |Pray, get up and | | |your lover. |choose one. |choose one. | |11.| -- | -- | -- | |12.| -- | -- | -- | |13.| -- | -- | -- | |14.| -- | -- |Now you're married, I | | | | |wish you joy. | |15.| -- | -- | -- | |16.| -- | -- | -- | |17.| -- | -- | -- | |18.| -- |Now you're married you| -- | | | |must obey. | | |19.| -- |You must be true to | -- | | | |all you say. | | |20.| -- |You must be kind and | -- | | | |good. | | |21.| -- |Help wife to chop | -- | | | |wood. | | |22.| -- | -- |Father and mother you | | | | |must obey. | |23.| -- | -- |Love one another like | | | | |sister and brother. | |24.| -- | -- |Pray, young couple, | | | | |come kiss together. | |25.| -- | -- | -- | |26.|Go to church with your| -- | -- | | |lover. | | | |27.|Be happy in a ring, | -- | -- | | |love. | | | |28.| -- | -- | -- | |29.|Kiss both together, | -- | -- | | |love. | | | |30.| -- | -- | -- | |31.| -- | -- | -- | |32.| -- | -- | -- | |33.| -- | -- | -- | |34.| -- | -- | -- | |35.| -- | -- | -- | |36.| -- | -- | -- | |37.| -- | -- | -- | |38.| -- | -- | -- | |39.| -- | -- | -- | |40.| -- | -- | -- | |41.| -- | -- | -- | |42.| -- | -- | -- | |43.| -- | -- | -- | +---+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+