#2531: YouTube video by marc higgins ℗2011 ~ Used with permission ~ |
Lord Bateman was a noble lord, Oh he sailed east and he sailed west, In this prison yard there grew a tree, Now this Turk he had one only daughter, "Oh is it that true that you're Lord Bateman, "Oh yes it is true that I'm Lord Bateman, She went unto her father's cellar, They made a vow between them two, She took him to her father's harbour, Now when seven long years had passed and gone, And when she reached Lord Bateman's castle, "Oh is this Lord Bateman's castle? "Go bid him to send me a piece of cake, Away, away, sped the proud young porter, "What news, what news my proud young porter, "She has diamond rings upon every finger, "She bids you send her a piece of cake, Lord Bateman then flew into a passion, 'Twas up and spake the young bride's mother, "It is true that I married your only daughter, Lord Bateman fixed him another wedding, ####.... Author unknown. Variant of Young Belchan [Child ballad #53] The English And Scottish Popular Ballads (1882-1898) edited by Francis James Child (Dover, 1965). Also a variant of a 19th-century British broadside ballad, Lord Bateman, published by W Armstrong (Liverpool) sometime between 1820 and 1824, and archived at the Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads, shelfmark: Harding B 28(174) ....####This variant was collected in 1951 by Kenneth Peacock from Howard Leopold Morry [1885-1972] of Ferryland, NL, and published in Songs Of The Newfoundland Outports , Vol 1, pp.210-213, by the National Museum of Canada (1965) Crown Copyrights Reserved. Peacock also collected a variant whose text matched this one verse for verse for the whole song, which he noted is quite an unusual occurrence considering the tunes were so dissimilar and the second singer was Levi Everett Bennett [1899-?] of St Paul's, NL, several hundred miles away. The only significant difference in the lyrics is in the latter half of verse 18 where Lord Bateman says:"I'll give all my father's wealth and richesA shorter, 16-verse variant was collected in 1950 from Raymond Noseworthy [1914-1985] of Pouch Cove, NL, and also published as Lord Bateman in MacEdward Leach And The Songs Of Atlantic Canada © 2004 Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA). A fractured variant was collected in 1950 from Martin Curran [1866-1954] of Calvert, NL, and also published in MacEdward Leach And The Songs Of Atlantic Canada © 2004 Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA). A 19-verse variant with two tunes was collected in 1977 from Moses Harris [1911-?] of Lethbridge, NL, and Mrs William (Katherine {Kate} Murray) Wilson [1893-1979] of Placentia, NL, by Genevieve Lehr and Anita Best and published as #68, Lord Bateman in Come And I Will Sing You: A Newfoundland Songbook, pp.118-119, edited by Genevieve Lehr (University of Toronto Press © 1985/2003). Genevieve Lehr noted that in The Ballad Book, William Allingham writes of 'Young Beichan': "This very popular ballad, of which there are numerous versions seems founded on an adventure of Gilbert Becket, father of the famous archbishop." Though this idea has been disputed by some scholars and accepted by others, Lehr continued, there is little doubt that the ballad is of some antiquity. A variant was also recorded by Anita Best (Crosshanded, Amber, 1997). The video above features a variant arranged and recorded by Chris Wood on his solo album The Lark Descending, 2005, Rufus Records, RUFCD10. An English songwriter and composer from Kent in the southeast of England, Chris plays fiddle, viola and guitar, and sings. He is an ardent enthusiast for traditional English dance music, but his repertoire also includes much French folk music and traditional Québécois material. He has worked for many years in a duo with button accordion/melodeon player Andy Cutting: Wood & Cutting are one of the most influential acts on the English folk music scene. Q Magazine gave their Live At Sidmouth album four stars and put the duo "at the forefront of the latest wave of British music acts". |
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