Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms

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BELIEVE ME IF ALL (THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS). AKA and see "Irish Mad Song," "My Lodging Is in/on the Cold, Cold Ground." Irish, English; Air (6/8 or 3/4 time). A Major (Roche): G Major (Hall & Stafford, Johnson). Standard tuning. AB (Johnson): ABC (Roche): AABB (Hall & Stafford). Thomas Moore's (1779-1852) sentimental favorite written for his young wife to reassure her of his devotion in the face of a ravaging illness (perhaps smallpox) which threatened her beauty. It appears arranged as a duet by editor W.J. Stafford in the Charlton Memorial Tune Book. Moore's song is predated by the version known as "My Lodging's on the Cold Cold Ground," printed on broadsides and song-sheets in the mid-18th century. An Irish version is Petrie's "Oh Shrive Me, Father," while an American shape-note hymn, "Chariot of Mercy" (Hesperian Harp, Philadelphia, 1848), employs the air. Hall & Stafford (Charleton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; pg. 51. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's Occasional: Waltz, Air and Misc.), No. 1, 1991; pg. 12. Roche Collection, 1927/1982; vol. III, pg. 11, #39. Recorded sources: Sampler 8910, Mitzi Collins & Roxanne Ziegler - "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning." Topic TSCD607, Billy Cooper, Walter & Daisy Bulwer - "English Country Music" (2000. Originally recorded 1962).

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