Pretty Fair Damsel (Clifton Hicks; Thomas Owen)

[@chickenindoubleC]

Pretty Fair Damsel out in the garden A strange young man come riding by He rode up to the gate to greet her He said, pretty fair miss, do you fancy me? I have a true love in the army And he’s been gone these seven long years And if he stays gone seven longer No other man can marry me Perhaps he’s in the ocean drownded Perhaps he’s on some battlefield slain Perhaps he’s to some fair girl married My pretty fair miss, you’ll never see him again If he’s drowned I hope he’s happy Or if he’s on some battlefield slain Or if he’s to some fair girl married I’ll love the girl that married him Well he slid down from off his saddle And from his finger drew a ring I am your true and loving soldier I have come home to marry thee Arm in arm, they walked together Down to the church on their wedding day They joined their hands, and hearts together The soldier boy and his fair young maid

[@punishedmatteson7108]

Thanks for including tuning! Sounds lovely!

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

Very nice!

[@digitaldemocracyai-rob]

Proper love song. Lovely stuff.

[@chickenindoubleC]

Thank you!

[@psykheart]

Beautiful!

[@td4dotnet]

Your singing voice is lovely! I've done my best for years to get my daughter into singing while playing it's not easy, well done!

[@visionpiping1048]

Well done.keep going

[@adamhaney9447]

Wonderful adaptation of "Pretty Fair Maiden in the Garden"!

[@DavidBain-mh1oz]

Love from Scotland.....

[@NarcanMedic]

Great voice! Beautiful playing too!!

[@lunatuna2506]

🔥 ❤ 🔥

[@Deanstvoorschriften]

Awesome banjo!

[@chickenindoubleC]

Thank you! It is a John Haynes Bay State 351 from sometime around 1891! I love it a lot.

[@Deanstvoorschriften]

@@chickenindoubleCSounds nice and plucky! I’ve been playing on a 1897 Luscomb banjo just like Clifton !

[@chickenindoubleC]

@@Deanstvoorschriften That's awesome! I will check out your channel!

[@DylanKDowd]

Good job on your first performance and full shot, I like it. Great progress. I dig all the bug noises as well.

[@baningobarge]

Thus song suits you, that was great! Nice ambience too.

[@oliviahartland]

This is lovely!

[@fernandobentayga4782]

🌎🎼🪕🎶😌🎶🎙🎼🌍🙋🏽

[@chickenindoubleC]

🪕🙏😊🫶

[@saintsrulz]

The faintness of the music mixed with the bugs is freaking lit.