“The Prisoner at the Bar (The Judge and Jury)”
Description
"The judge was there, the jury too, And people from afar, A fair young lad of tender youth Was a prisoner at the bar." The young man's sweetheart argues the case; she simply asks judge and jury to remember their youthful love. The prisoner is freed
Notes
Barry and Henry thought this might be a derivative of "Geordie" (Child 209). To call this a stretch is to be generous. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Geordie" [Child 209] (plot)
Recordings
- Arkansas Woodchopper [pseud. for Luther Ossenbrink], "Prisoner at the Bar" (Supertone 9639, 1930)
- Lulu Belle & Scotty, "The Prisoner At the Bar" (Conqueror 8594, 1935; Melotone 6-03-59, 1936; Vocalion 05487, 1940)
- Peg Moreland, "The Prisoner at the Bar" (Victor 21548, 1928)
- Doc Williams' Border Riders, "Prisoner at the Bar" (Wheeling DW-1016, n.d.)
References
- Randolph 828, "The Prisoner at the Bar" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #3543
- BI, R828