“Poor Mary Sits A-Weeping (I)”

Description

"Poor Mary sits a-weeping, A-weeping, a-weeping, Poor Mary sits a-weeping All on a summer's day." "I'm weeping for a sweetheart." "Pray, Mary, choose a sweetheart." "I'll chose (X) for a sweetheart."

Supplemental text

Poor Mary Sits A-Weeping (I)
  Partial text(s)

          *** A ***

From Eloise Hubbard Linscott, Folk Songs of Old New England, pp. 48-49.
From the children of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Allen Hubbard.

Poor Mary sits a-weeping,
A-weeping, a-weeping,
Poor Mary sits a-weeping
  All on a summer's day.

Pray, Mary, choose a sweetheart,
A sweetheart, a sweetheart,
Pray, Mary, choose a sweetheart
  All on a summer's day.

(Stanzas 1, 5 of 6)

References

1. Linscott, pp. 47-49, "Poor Mary Sits A-Weeping" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. ST Lins047 (Partial)
3. Roud #1377?
4. BI, Lins047