“No, John, No”
Description
The man asks the girl if she will marry. She informs him that her father has told her to answer all men's questions "No." After several exchanges, he asks something like "Do you refuse to marry me? Do you want me to leave?" She, of course, answers "No."
Cross references
- cf. "The Keys of Canterbury"
- cf. "Wheel of Fortune (Dublin City, Spanish Lady)"
- cf. "The Nonsense of Men" (theme)
Recordings
- Ron & Bob Copper, "No, John, No" (on FSB1)
- Sam Larner, "No Sir, No Sir" (on SLarner02)
- Pete Seeger, "No Sir No" (on PeteSeeger14)
- Stoneman Family, "The Spanish Merchant's Daughter" (Victor V-40206, 1928; on AAFM3)
References
- Randolph 385, "No Sir! No Sir!" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Eddy 48, "No, Sir" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Kennedy 138, "No Sir" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BrownIII 14, "No, Sir" (2 texts plus mention of 2 more)
- Wyman-Brockway II, p. 98, "'No, Sir, No!'" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Fuson, p. 81, "No, Sir; No" (1 text)
- Sharp-100E 68, "O No, John!" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Lomax-FSNA 161, "Uh-Uh, No" (1 text, 1 tune, probably with more than a little of "Wheel of Fortune" mixed in)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 345, "No John" (1 text)
- BBI, ZN2244, "Pretty Betty, now come to me" (?)
- DT, ONOJOHN*
- Roud #146
- BI, R385