Annotation:Johnny Court the Widow (1)
X:1 T:Johnny Court the Widow [1] S:Roy Bennett (1895-1986, Battletown, Meade County, north-central Kentucky) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/johnny-court-widow Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:F FG|[F2A2] dc d2 c2|AF[Fc]F dF[Fc]F|[F2A2] dc d2 c2|AdcA GG[Gc]G| [F2A2] dc d2 c2|AF[Fc]F dFAB|c2 de f2ag|fdcA F2:|| |:ef|[c2g2]ga gc[cg]e|[c2f2][cf]g fcef|[c2g2]g-f [c2g2]a2|{e}fcAF G2ef| [c2g2][c2g2] gcge|[c2f2][cf]g fcAB|c2 de f2ag|fdcA F2:||
JOHNNY COURT THE WIDOW [1]. AKA - "Johnny Court the Widder." American, Reel (cut time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. This ditty is sung to the tune:
For seven long years, Johnny court the Widder,
For seven long years, and then he didn't get her.
From fiddler biography:Roy Bennett (1895-1986), Battletown, Meade County, Kentucky, recorded in 1976 by Bruce Greene. Bennett played the tune in standard tuning--for Bruce Greene's 'G' cross-tuned version see "Johnny Court the Widow (2)."