Jean Ritchie - Pat O'Brien (Roud 1919/ 6821)
This recording is only a short fragment. Here is a more complete version sung by an Irish farmer, which uses almost identical lyrics and a very similar tune: http://digital.ucd.ie/view/ivrla:31067
This recording was made by Alan Lomax in 1949. Most of the Lomax recordings are poor quality and absent from YouTube. I plan to remove as much background noise as possible and upload as many as I can. Here is a playlist with my other Jean Ritchie uploads: • Jean Ritchie - Geordie (Child 209, Roud 90)
Here is a link to my main channel, which mostly consists of informative and historical videos about traditional music and features many rare recordings: / @thefolkrevivalproject
Here is another traditional performance of this song, also recorded by Alan Lomax:
• J.M. Mullins: Jenny Get Around (1937)
This video will not be monitized. All credit goes to Jean Ritchie, Alan Lomax and whomever currently holds to rights to this music. I uploaded this video because the music needs to be heard.
There were two loyal lovers
All in their youth and bloom
One of them was murdered
And the other was hung last June
Pat O'Brien was this man's name
A carpenter to trade
Both his delight both day and night
Was courting of a pretty fair maid.