Charming Beauty Bright (OT2003-3014-001)
Dublin Core
Title
Charming Beauty Bright (OT2003-3014-001)
Alternative Title
First Girl I Courted
Charming Beauty Bride
Description
Song excerpted from audio recording OT2003-3014, part of VFC2003-0007 Margaret MacArthur Collection.
Source
Margaret MacArthur Collection -- VFC2003-0007. Vermont Folklife Center Archive, Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America.
Date Created
1964-07-17
Contributor
Is Part Of
Language
en
Type
Identifier
VFC2003-0007 OT2003-3014-001
Rights Holder
Vermont Folklife Center
Song Item Type Metadata
Local Title
Charming Beauty Bright
Standard Title
Charming Beauty Bright
Standard Title Reference
Folk Music Index (http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex)
Transcription
["Is that recorded on a gramophone?" "Yes, sort of"]
I left a
[Atwood has difficulty recalling lyrics]
Twas once that I courted a charming lady bright
and one her I fixed my own heart delight
I coutred her for love, her love I did obtain
I scarcely has a reason in love to complain
He father proved cruel, so cruel unto me
He scarcely would allow me to keep her company
He locked her up so tight, he kept her so severe
I scarcely had a chance for meet with my dear
So then I resolved a soldier for to go
To see whether I could forget my love or no
But when I got there the army shone so bright
It caused me to think of my own heart delight
For seven long years I served my king
For seven long years I returned home again
My heart so full of joy
So then I resolved her father's house to go
To see whether my love was yet alive or no
Her father saw me coming, and said to me and cried,
My daugher loves you dearly, but for love she died
I left a
[Atwood has difficulty recalling lyrics]
Twas once that I courted a charming lady bright
and one her I fixed my own heart delight
I coutred her for love, her love I did obtain
I scarcely has a reason in love to complain
He father proved cruel, so cruel unto me
He scarcely would allow me to keep her company
He locked her up so tight, he kept her so severe
I scarcely had a chance for meet with my dear
So then I resolved a soldier for to go
To see whether I could forget my love or no
But when I got there the army shone so bright
It caused me to think of my own heart delight
For seven long years I served my king
For seven long years I returned home again
My heart so full of joy
So then I resolved her father's house to go
To see whether my love was yet alive or no
Her father saw me coming, and said to me and cried,
My daugher loves you dearly, but for love she died
Location
Duration
3:03
Files
Collection
Citation
Atwood, Fred and MacArthur, Margaret, “Charming Beauty Bright (OT2003-3014-001),” Vermont Folklife Center Digital Collections, accessed April 30, 2025, https://vtfolklifearchive.org/collections/items/show/1219.
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