Orangeman's Dream, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, the day being gone and the night coming on... When an Orangeman have departed his life." He arrives before St. Peter. He admits to being an Orangeman. St. Peter sends him to eternal damnation with "'Lizbeth" and "Harry" and "King William"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1994 (Thomas and Widdowson)
KEYWORDS: death Hell rejection religious
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: Kenneth S. Goldstein, "A Report on Continuing Research into 'Treason Songs': A Private Newfoundland Tradition," essay on pp. 126-153 of Gerald Thomas and J. D. A. Widdowson, editors, _Studies in Newfoundland Folklore: Community and Process_, Breakwater Books, 1991, pp. 140-141, "The Orangeman's Dream" (1 text)
Roud #V26004
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, 2806 b.10(158), "The Rejected Orangeman" ("When fading Sol had closed the day"), unknown, n.d.
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Prooshian Drum" (theme of an Orangeman trying to get into heaven)
cf. "Captain Fowler" (theme of an Orangeman trying to get into heaven)
cf. "The Boyne Water" (tune, according to Bodleian, 2806 b.10(158))
NOTES [22 words]: In Newfoundland, this was regarded as a "Treason Song." For background on Treason Songs, see the notes to "The Prooshian Drum." - RBW
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