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THE FIT'S COME ON ME NOW Sung by: Berry Sutterfield Recorded in Big Flat, AR 8/20/59 Click here to listen to the original recording The old woman and the daughter Stepped out to take the air. The daughter to her mother, Head begin to bow. Chorus: "I'm sixteen, and if you didst allow, I must and shall get married, For the fit's come on me now." "Oh, whistle, daughter, whistle, And you shall have a cow." "I cannot whistle, Mother, You never learnt me how." (Chorus) "Oh, whistle, daughter, whistle; You shall have a sheep." "I cannot whistle, Mother, And neither can I sleep." (Chorus) "Oh, whistle, daughter, whistle, And you shall have a man." (whistles) "Very best I can." (Chorus) |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |