The picture above tells the whole story. I learned this song at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the late 50s. If you right click (ctrl click for Apple) and save the image you’ll have a full scan of the page from the book I got at the Old Town School complete with notes and chords. I’m doing it in the key of F# instead of C. It’s a pretty love song for June.
Lyrics
I know where I’m going
I know who’s going with me
I know who I love
But Dear Lord knows who I’ll marry
I have stockings of silk
Shoes of bright green leather
Combs to buckle my hair
And a ring on every finger
Feather beds are soft
And painted rooms are bonny
But I would leave them all
For my handsome winsome Johnny
Some say he’s bad
And I say he’s bonny
Fairest of them all
Is my handsome winsome Johnny
I know where I’m going
I know who’s going with me
I know who I love
But Dear Lord knows who I’ll marry
The purpose of the Folk Den is to use the medium of the World Wide Web to continue the tradition of the folk process, that is the telling of stories, and singing of songs, passed on from one generation to another, by word of mouth.
In this electronic era, such a process is in danger of being overwhelmed by the commercial mass media. This page and others on the 'net are working to preserve the folk songs that have chronicled our global heritage for centuries.
In the Folk Den, a "new" folk song is uploaded every month as a "Global Community Service."
