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From the singing of Mrs. Stan Marshall, Truro, Nova Scotia, 1952. On Folkways Records, Maritime Folk Songs: From the Collection of Helen Creighton.
There are many ballads about women who disguise themselves as men to go to sea. Most of the women are following a man. The endings vary, from pregnancy to murders, but generally the disguise is discovered. Here, she reveals herself when safe on shore, though it is still an open question whether she actually finds her lover.
lyrics
A Maid I Am In Love
A maid I am in love and I dare not complain
For the sake of a sailor lad I have crossed the raging main
And if I do not find him I shall mourn him constantly
And for the sake of Jutney a maid I’ll live and die.
Blue jacket and white trousers this fair maid she put on
And like a jolly sailor lad she boldly marched along
She bargained with a captain his mate all for to be
To be his own companion across the raging sea.
One night as they were talking and just a-going to bed
The captain smiled at her and said, “I wish you were a maid
Your rosy cheeks and ruby lips they so entice me
That I do wish with all my heart you were a maid to me.”
“Oh no, oh no, dear captain, such talk is all in vain
And if the lads should hear of it of you they’d make great game
And when our barque does reach the shore some pretty girls we’ll find
We’ll laugh and sport among them, we are both well inclined.”
’Twas about a fortnight later, their barque did reach the shore
Saying, “Fare thee well, dear captain, I ne’er shall see you more
A sailor as I was on board, a maid I am on shore
Saying fare thee well, dear captain, for I ne’er shall see you more.”
“Come back, come back, my pretty fair maid, and stay along with me
I have a handsome fortune and that I’ll give to thee
Five thousand pounds all in bright gold guarantee on you I’ll bind
If you’ll come back, my pretty fair maid, and say that you’ll be mine.”
“Oh no, oh no, dear captain, such talk is all in vain
For I’m in search of a sailor lad who’s crossed the raging main
And if I do not find him I shall mourn him constantly
And for the sake of Jutney a maid I’ll live and die.”
Maura Volante is a singer of traditional folk songs, with a focus on those collected in Canada. She discovered folk music in
the 1960s and has deepened her understanding over the decades. Maura has performed at festivals, coffee houses, concerts and living rooms all over Canada (and worldwide on Zoom), as well as passing on her knowledge and enthusiasm through workshops, courses and lessons....more
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