{"id":677,"date":"2015-10-06T14:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/captain-wedderburns-courtship\/"},"modified":"2016-01-25T09:33:38","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T09:33:38","slug":"captain-wedderburns-courtship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/captain-wedderburns-courtship\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain Wedderburn&#8217;s Courtship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"t:seinnteoirin1\">Play recording: Captain Wedderburn&#8217;s Courtship<\/h2>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-677-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/captain-wedderburns-courtship.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/ogg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/captain-wedderburns-courtship.ogg?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/captain-wedderburns-courtship.mp3\">https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/captain-wedderburns-courtship.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div class=\"dmeite\">\n<p><span id=\"neasc-nocht-ceilth\" class=\"nmeite\">view \/ hide recording details [+\/-]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"clarMeiteashonrai\" class=\"meiteashonrai\">\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Teideal <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Title)<\/span>:<\/span> Captain Wedderburn&#8217;s Courtship.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Chatal\u00f3ige Ollscoil Washington <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(University of Washington Catalogue Number)<\/span>:<\/span> 855415.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Chnuasach Bh\u00e9aloideas \u00c9ireann <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(National Folklore of Ireland Number)<\/span>:<\/span> none.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Roud <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Roud Number)<\/span>:<\/span> 36.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Laws <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Laws Number)<\/span>:<\/span> none.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Child <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Child Number)<\/span>:<\/span> 46.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Cnuasach <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Collection)<\/span>:<\/span> Joe Heaney Collection, University of Washington, Seattle.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Teanga na Cro\u00edmh\u00edre <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Core-Item Language)<\/span>:<\/span> English.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Catag\u00f3ir <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Category)<\/span>:<\/span> Song.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Ainm an t\u00e9 a thug <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Name of Informant)<\/span>:<\/span> Joe Heaney.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Ainm an t\u00e9 a th\u00f3g <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Name of Collector)<\/span>:<\/span> Robin Hiteshew.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">D\u00e1ta an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording Date)<\/span>:<\/span> 12\/12\/1981.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Su\u00edomh an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording Location)<\/span>:<\/span> Philadelphia, United States of America.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Oc\u00e1id an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording Occasion)<\/span>:<\/span> concert (Ancient Order of Hibernians).<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Daoine eile a bh\u00ed i l\u00e1thair <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Others present)<\/span>:<\/span> Unavailable.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">St\u00e1das ch\u00f3ipcheart an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording copyright status)<\/span>:<\/span> unavailable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, as I said before, women &#8211; God bless them &#8211; are very clever. But they are clever! This is the story of one woman, she wouldn&#8217;t marry anybody unless they could answer her thirteen questions she set in riddles. Now, there&#8217;s a line coming into this song, they sing it in song: &#8216;Meetcheldase<sup class=\"tagairt-n\u00f3ta-bun-leathanaigh\">1<\/sup> was a priest unborn&#8217;. Now I rode on a horse myself that was never born. The mother, the mare was dead seconds before the foal was taken out&hellip; from her, therefore the horse was never born. Meetcheldase was the same way with his mother. His mother died a couple of seconds before he was taken away from his mother, and he eventually became a priest. So when you hear that, don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m crazy, but that&#8217;s the way it was.<\/p>\n<p>Now, this song is sometimes called &#8216;Captain Wedderburn&#8217;s Courtship.&#8217; You had a few verses of this in a song here in America one time, &#8216;I&#8217;ll get my love a cherry,&#8217; or something like that; but this is the old song.<\/p>\n<p>A gentleman&#8217;s fair daughter walked down a narrow lane<br \/>\nShe met with Captain Wedderburn, he was keeper of the game.<br \/>\nHe said unto his servant, &#8216;If only for the law<br \/>\nI&#8217;d have that girl in bed with me, and she&#8217;d lie next the wall<sup class=\"tagairt-n\u00f3ta-bun-leathanaigh\">2<\/sup>.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Oh, go your way, young man,&#8217; she said, &#8216;and do not bother me<br \/>\nBefore you and I on one bed lie you must answer me questions three.<br \/>\nThree questions you must answer me, and I&#8217;ll set forth them all;<br \/>\nThen you and I on the one bed lie, and I&#8217;ll lie next the wall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For my breakfast you must get for me a cherry without a stone;<br \/>\nFor my dinner you must find for me a chicken without a bone;<br \/>\nFor my supper you must find for me a bird without a gall;<br \/>\nThen you and I on the one bed lie, and I&#8217;ll lie next the wall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A cherry when in blossom surely has no stone;<br \/>\nA chicken when it&#8217;s in the egg surely has no bone;<br \/>\nThe dove it is a gentle bird, it flies without a gall;<br \/>\nSo you and I on the one bed lie, but you&#8217;ll lie next the wall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ah, go your way, young man,&#8217; she said, &#8216;and do not me perplex.<br \/>\nBefore you and I on the one bed lie you must answer me questions six.<br \/>\nSix questions you must answer me, and I&#8217;ll set forth them all;<br \/>\nThen you and I on the one bed lie, and I&#8217;ll lie next the wall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What is rounder than a ring? What&#8217;s higher than a tree?<br \/>\nWhat is worse than women&#8217;s wrath? What&#8217;s deeper than the sea?<br \/>\nWhat bird sings best? What flower buds first? And on it the dew first fall?<br \/>\nSo you and I on the one bed lie, and I&#8217;ll lie next the wall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The world is rounder than a ring; heaven is higher than a tree;<br \/>\nThe Devil he&#8217;s worse than women&#8217;s wrath; Hell is deeper than the sea;<br \/>\nThe lark sings best; the heath buds first, and on it the dew first fall;<br \/>\nSo you and I on the one bed lie, and you&#8217;ll lie next the wall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You must get for me some winter fruit that in December grew.<br \/>\nYou must get for me a silk mantle that weft ne&#8217;er went through;<br \/>\nA sparrow&#8217;s horn; a priest unborn, who&#8217;ll wed us two in twa;<br \/>\nThen you and I on the one bed lie, and I&#8217;ll lie next the wall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My father has some winter fruit that in December grew;<br \/>\nMy mother has a silk mantle that weft ne&#8217;er went through;<br \/>\nA sparrow&#8217;s horn is easily found: there is one on every claw;<br \/>\nAnd Meetcheldase was a priest unborn; so you&#8217;ll lie next the wall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This couple they were married, as you may plainly see:<br \/>\nThey live happy together, and children they have three.<br \/>\nShe set forth the questions; he answered one and all.<br \/>\nHe rolled her in his arms, while she lay next the wall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"n\u00f3ta\u00ed-bun-leathanaigh\">\n<h2 id=\"t:notai\">Notes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"n\u00f3ta-bun-leathanaigh\">1. Melchisidec!<\/p>\n<p class=\"n\u00f3ta-bun-leathanaigh\">2. On another occasion, Joe explains: &#8216;In the olden times, the men was so fond of the women, that they put them lying next the wall out of danger. Now, I don&#8217;t know did they put them lying next the wall so they couldn&#8217;t run away, or because they wanted to protect them. Have it your way! But, they tell me it&#8217;s to protect them they did it. Some people still do it! (UW85-54.12-13)<\/p>\n<p>Joe uses this air for other songs in his repertoire; see Glenswilly and The Holly and Ivy Girl.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amhrain","category-amhrain-i-mbearla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1411,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions\/1411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}