“The Courting Case”
Description
Man comes courting a woman. She reminds him that she told him never to return. He offers her his "very fine house," his "very fine farm," his "very fine horse," etc.; (she rejects them all because he is a gambler/drunkard/whatever).
Cross references
- cf. "The Keys of Canterbury" (theme)
- cf. "Sweet Nelly My Heart's Delight" (plot)
- cf. "Geordie's Courtship (I Wad Rather a Garret)" (plot)
- cf. "Bachelor's Hall (III)" (theme)
Recordings
- Horton Barker, "The Drunkard's Courtship" (on Barker01)
- Loman D. Cansler, "The Lovers' Quarrel" (on Cansler1)
References
- Lomax-FSNA 104, "The Gambling Suitor" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Randolph 361, "The Courting Cage" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BrownIII 3, "The Courting Cage" (2 texts)
- Chappell-FSRA 120, "The Drunkard's Courtship" (1 text)
- Hudson 52, pp. 167-169, "O Madam, I Have a Fine Little Horse" (2 texts plus mention of 1 more)
- Scarborough-SongCatcher, pp. 304-307, "Kind Sir" (2 texts, one, "The Courting Cage," coming from Randolph; 2 tunes on pp.436-437)
- SharpAp 177, "The Courting Case" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
- Gardner/Chickering 173, "The Wooing" (2 texts, the "A" text being this and "B" being probably "Wheel of Fortune (Dublin City, Spanish Lady)")
- Chase, pp. 146-147, "The Gambling Suitor" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Gilbert, pp. 76-77, "The Girl Who Never Would Wed" (1 text, in which the girl never gives in, but the verses place it here)
- Abrahams/Foss, pp. 118-119, "The Drunkard's Courtship" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, COURTCAS COURTNG*
- Roud #361
- BI, R361