Butcher Boy

This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.

North Carolina--Songs and music

Betrayal--Songs and music

Courtship--Songs and music

Suicide--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

In Jefferson City, The Butcher's Boy, Boston Town, In Boston Town, In Johnson City, The Farmer's Boy, Black Birds, Sweet William, The Forsaken Lovers, The Brown-Eyed Boy, In Jersey City there once did dwell

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

1937

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

1930s

Butcher Boy, Variant 1

Ruth Spoon, 1920-?. Mrs. Fred Spoon [Zula Curtis], 1893-1984. Mrs. Minnie Curtis

Ruth Spoon daughter of Zula Curtis Spoon and granddaughter of Minnie Curtis.

Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 81, Randolph 45, Laws P 24, Cox 145, Combs 115