Solved: Seeking Name and Lyrics for American Folk Song

I have an unnamed American fok song which I have to sing in class next week.

It would be nice to sing the actual words instead of merely the solfege syllables, but our textbook neither names the tune nor provides any lyrics.

The provided score is in D major, with style marked as "Quickly swinging." Here's the solfege:

Do Do Mi Sol Sol Fa Re Re Do Do Do
Do Do Mi Sol Do Do Do Ti Sol Sol Sol
Sol Do Do Do Ti Sol Mi Fa Sol La Sol
Do Re Mi Mi Mi Sol Fa Re Re Do Do Do
Do Do Mi Mi Mi Sol Fa Re Re Do Do Do
Do Do Mi Mi Mi Sol Fa Re Re Do Do Do

Or, if you'd rather just listen to this tune to identify it, there's a digital recording provided in the on-line textbook supplement:

Web Site: http://pdm6e.music.utexas.edu/07_CH07_4.zip
File name: p179_Harm_1d.mp3

Hopefully, this will be an easy one for any early American music scholars out there. Please advise. Thanks!!

Sincerely,
L. Robinson
WCSU
Danbury, CT

I know a song with a very VERY similar tune but it's Irish, by "The Dubliners" it's called "The Auld (old) Orange Flute"
Its also by The Clancy Brothers.
I don't think you'll be looking for this one tho'...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_STKo4oc_oo


EDIT: A couple more suggestions, Same tune...

Sweet Betsy from Pike
Villikins and His Dinah


Hope this is of help

Many thanks, Mumbles. You are amazing!

As you observe in your reply, above, "The Auld (old) Orange Flute" is a very similar tune. But, not quite the same.

However, your alternate links to the American gold rush song "Sweet Betsy from Pike" (1870), and its English root "Villikins and His Dinah" (1840), are an identical match for the song I was seeking.

Further web research indicates that "Villikins" itself harks back to even earlier musical score, "William and Diana" by G. Thomson (Liverpool, 1789/1820).

What a great resource your Lyrics Forum is. One day turnaround. Wow. Many thanks!

L. Robinson

You're more than welcome