“Young Kitty Lee (Letty Lee)”
Description
A man sees "Young Kate." He is "shivering and shaking" and tells Kitty her kiss will cure him. She is eventually won over by his glib tongue. She says a husband may beat her, destroy all his earnings, or leave her but she agrees to marry anyway.
Supplemental text
Young Kitty Lee (Letty Lee)
Partial text(s)
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Young Kitty Lee
From Kenneth Peacock, Songs of the Newfoundland Outports, Volume II,
pp. 605-606. Sung by William Holloway, King's Cove, July 1952.
As I walked out on a beautiful morning
To view the fair fields as the day was a-dawning
The lark and the linnet were charming in the morning,
And nature seemed pleasant in every degree,
Yes, nature was humming in every degree.
(9 additional stanzas)
References
- Peacock, pp. 605-606, "Young Kitty Lee" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Creighton-SNewBrunswick 28, "Letty Lee" (1 text, 1 tune)
- ST Pea605 (Partial)
- Roud #2282
- BI, Pea605