Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies

There are so many versions of this song out there.  I found this version and deleted one of the verses because it was too difficult for me to phrase it while singing.  So if it won't be missed, I just drop a verse.  I usually try to keep the recordings short.  This one was fun to just strum the melody so I think I do it 3 times without deviating at all....unusual for me.  Getting the rhythm for the strum is difficult so you'd have to play around with it to get comfortable.  I've heard it done much slower than this, and also fingerpicked or might sound good with a banjammer or comparable dulcimer.

I listened to several versions to learn the song, by the following artists:
Amelia Hogan, Paul Siebel and Tony Markellis, Psaltrio (instrumental), Joan Baez, and Robin  Greenstein.  I think I liked Robin's version the best.

Here is a link to the version of the song I've posted on the DISCOVERING DULICIMERS and EVERYTHING DULCIMERS Facebook pages, as well as on my YouTube Channel

YouTube Video of Come All Ye Fair.....  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu4gHfg9OsQ

Link to PDF of the song sheet (lyrics and chords) https://www.docdroid.net/kUHujsE/come-all-you-fair-and-tender.pdf

A discussion of the song on the MUDCAT website:
https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=19342


According to Wikipedia:
"Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies" (a.k.a. "Tiny Sparrow" or "Little Sparrow") (Roud #451) is an American folk music ballad, originating from the Appalachian region.^[1] It has been recorded under either of its two title variations by numerous artists, including The Carter Family, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Odetta, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trio, Leon Bibb, Makem and Clancy, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, The Rankin Family, The Country Gentlemen, Murray Head, Dolly Parton, and Gene Clark and Carla Olson.^[2][3][4][5] The title of the song varies from recording to recording, and prior to the 1960s the song was usually known as "Tiny Sparrow" or "Little Sparrow". Some versions substituted "Sparrow" with "Swallow", another species of bird.^[6] In more recent times, the song's title sometimes finds "Maidens" substituted for "Ladies", and "Come All Ye" or "Come All You" sometimes omitted.^[7]

In 2010, Marideth Sisco performed a portion of the song in the film Winter's Bone.^[8]