It was last Sunday morning so pleasant to my mind,

voiceand Ralph E. Roberts for Mary Celestia Parler Transcribed by James Ward Lee Collected by James Ward Lee Sung by Lizzie Maguire Fayetteville, Arkansas August 1, 1958 and Ralph E. Roberts Reel 242, Item 3 Old Charley It was last Sunday morning so pleasant to my mind, I saddled up old Charley not meaning any harm; I'se riding along just me and my horse, The first time I knew old Charley could talk. I switched him o'er the head so swiftly on my reins, He said, "Yo u needn't abuse me because you are a man, For I intend to carry you as far as I can. It's all day and all night as in the hitch rack I stand, When you're in a saloon a takin' of your dram, When one glass is empty you call for some more. You never think poor Charley is standing at the door. "When you are sober it's very well I know, You feed mo a plenty and ride me very slow, But when you are drunk you holler and you squall, You treat me like a damn fool and feed me not at all. . . . and also some corn, And when I go to warm my frozen hands and feet, I'll feed you all the oats you are ready for to eat.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation