George W. Lyon wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Odell & Stansbury were United Empire Loyalist ("Tory") poets &
> songwriters during the American Revolution. Both of them wrote songs using
> the following format. It obviously does not sing to "God Save The King."
> Does anyone know of an air or model that it might have been based on?
>
> Time was when America hallow'd the morn
> On which the lov'd monarch of Britain was born,
> Hallow'd the day, and joyfully chanted
> God save the King!
> Then flourish'd the blessings of freedom and peace,
> And plenty flow'd in with a yearly increase.
> Proud of our lot we chanted merrily
> Glory and joy crown the King!
>
> In some cases, airs are given. Here are 3 which I've been unable
> to track down. Can anyone help?
>
> Black Sloven
> Cesar and Pompey were both of them, &c.
> Come my Kitten, my Kitten, &c.
>
> Thanks!
>
> George W. Lyon
> Calgary, Alberta
"Black Sloven" is a song with tune in 'The Universal Magazine',
1771. (BUCEM)
"Come, my kitten, my kitten" is probably "Hey, my kitten, my
kitten", a song sometimes attributed to Johnathon Swift, whose
tune is "Yellow Stockings". The song is on a single sheet song
with music, and with a quite variant version of the tune in 'The
Scots Musical Museum', #558. See the Scots and Irish tune indexes
on my website for several other copies and variants of the tune.
One Irish collection calls the tune "The Kitten".
Bruce Olson
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