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21 Aug 01 - 02:57 PM (#532642) Subject: Queens Garden From: John MacKenzie Many years ago I picked up a song called "The Queen's Garden" which I believe to be based on a ballad called "Little Sir Hugh", and was based on the belief then prevalent, that Jews required to drink the blood of a Christian child in Celebrating Passover. The 1st verse starts:: One day me bounce me ball so high, it landed in a tree, and bounce into de queens gardeen, where no one could see it but me. This was said to be a West Indian re-telling of the said ballad. Any help on background and/or more verses gratefully received. Jock |
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21 Aug 01 - 04:38 PM (#532727) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Queens Garden From: Sorcha Giok, check this thread and see if it is what you are looking for. Several versions in it. |
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22 Sep 12 - 11:46 AM (#3408696) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The Queen's Garden From: GUEST,Hilary This is a version called the Queen's Garden which is from the Bahamas. The words are slightly different than yours. I learned it from Alan Lomax's Folksongs of North America One day as I was going to school I bounced my ball so high I bounced it into the Queen's gardeen Where no one could see where it fall Come een, come een my brave young boy Come een and get your ball Oh no, oh no I can't come een Unless my school mates follow She showed him an apple as green as the grass She showed him a gay gold ring She showed him a kerchief as white as snow So she could entice him een She took him by the lily white hand She led him through the hall She led him into the green gardeen Where no one could hear when he hollered She brought a kerchief of linen fine A knife both long and keen She brought a basin of marble stone So she could entice him een |
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23 Oct 12 - 02:04 PM (#3424900) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The Queen's Garden From: GUEST,Hilary Sorry. Last line is "To catch his life blood een" |
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23 Oct 12 - 05:02 PM (#3425021) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The Queen's Garden From: John MacKenzie Thanks Hilary.Been looking for that for such a long time. I still can't remember where I learned it originally. |