Annotation:Sweet Child
X:1 T:Sweet Child M:2/4 L:1/8 N:AEae tuning B:Thede - The Fiddle Book (1967, p. 72) K:A A,(F/G/) [AA][AA]|(A/c/)B/A/ (F/E/)F/G/|[AA][A2A2] (A/B/|c)[ee] [ee][ee]-|[e2e2](af/ e/)(c/A/c/)| [ce][ee] [Ae](f/g/|a) a (e/f/e/)d/-|c(c/B/ A/)(A/A/c/)|B(A/B/ c/)A/B/A/|(F/E/)(F/G/)|[AA]!fermata![AA]|| P:Vocal: F|AA/A/ F/F/E/F/|A/A/A/A/ F>E|F/A2 A/B/|c/c/c B/A/A/B/| c/c/c/c/ c>B|c/e2e|e/e/e c/c/A/B/|c/c/c/c/ B/AA/| BB BA/B/|cA F>E|A/A/-A e/d/(^B/c/)|A3z||
SWEET CHILD. AKA "Honey (Babe)," "Sugar Baby Mine." American; Reel and song. USA; Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). One part tune. These words sung to the tune were collected in Missouri by Marion Thede, who also printed the Louisiana version of the lyrics:
Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm my honey,
Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm my sweet child;
Standin' on a corner and I meant no harm
A big policeman took me by the arm my sweet child.
Rared and I kicked and I tried to get loose my honey,
Rared and I kicked and I tried to get loose my sweet child;
Rared and I kicked and I tried to get loose,
But he took me off to the calaboose my sweet child.
A little bit cloudy but it ain't a gonna rain my honey,
A little bit cloudy but it ain't a gonna rain my sweet Child;
A little bit cloudy but it ain't a gonna rain,
We'll take a trip on the north bound train my sweet child.
When I die don't bury me a tall my honey,
When I die don't bury me a tall my sweet child;
When I die don't bury me a tall,
Just lay me away in alcohol (al ky hol) my sweet child.
"The Crawdad Song" and "Old Mister Rabbit" are closely related songs/tunes.
