Came a Riding (Zum ta di ya)

DESCRIPTION: "Came a-riding on a day / Came a-riding on a day, Zum-ta-di-ya-di-ya." "Suitor jaunty, bold and gay, Zum-ta-di...." "Oft he asked in manner bold, how could I this wreathe withhold?" "This little heart I'll give to you, Could I be sure your own were true"
AUTHOR: English translation of (allegedly) Czech song by Martha C. Ramsay (source: Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (SongsOfManyNations)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage courting campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 145, "Came a Riding" (notes only)
SongsOfManyNations, "Came A-Riding" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 8) (12th edition, p. 7)
NOTES [23 words]: Averill's statistics imply that this is fairly well known. But the only non-camp reference I can find is to a Latter-Day Saints hymnal. - RBW
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File: ACSF145C

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