the door. Don't be angry with me dad. don't turn me from your door.

voice- 19- Collected by Raymond W. Whittier Song by: For M.C. Parlor Mrs. Irene Sargent Transcribed by Raymond W. Whittier West Fork, Arkansas December 3, 1960 Reel 303 Item 8 Black Sheep In a quiet old village not so many miles away. There lived an aged and feeble man whose hair was turning grey. He had three sons the only ones both Jack and Tom were mild. He put poor Ted boy to the test, he would not till a lie. The boys began to ruin poor Ted before the old man's eyes. The poison soon began to work, poor Ted was soon despised. One night the old man said begone, you're heartless to the core. These were the words the black sheep said while standing in the door. Don't be angry with me dad. don't turn me from your door. Chorus I know that I've been foolish, but I won't be any more. Give to me another chance, and put me to the test. You'll find tee black sheep loves his dad far better than the rest. Tear by year go drifting by, tee father now grow old. He calls to him bote Jack and Tom and gives teem all his gold. All I need is a little room, a place by your fireside. Jack, returning home one night, brought home with him a bride. The bride began to hate tee father more and more each day. And teen he heard this fleet remark, tee old fool's in tee way. Next day they planned to send him to a poor house that was near, And like a flash tee black sheep's word ring in the old man's ear. Don't be angry with me dad, don't turn me from your door. Chorus I know teat I've been foolish, but I won't be any more. Chorus Give to me another chance and put me to the test. You'll find tee black sheep loves his dad far better than tee rest. A wagon drove up to the door, I am tee poor house man. The brothers pointing to their dad saying there is your man. Just teen a manly form appeared, came rushing through the crowd. Stop that you brutes, tee stranger cried, it cannot be allowed. You've taken tee old man's properly and all he ever made. You even sold the little lot containing mother's grave. I am his son but not your kin from now to judgement day. The father clasped tee black sheep's hand, tee crowd then heard him say.-20- Don't be angry with me lad, don't turn me from your door. I know that I've been foolish, I've repented o're and o're. Chorus Give to me another chance and put me to the test. I've found the black sheep loves his dad far better than the rest.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation