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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Native American Ballads - 262 Randolph, 184 Laws, B 2 Cox, 54
File name
113_LonePrairie_Sheet
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Lone Prairie, Sheet Music
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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PDF
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Ballads
Cowboys--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Burial--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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The Dyeing Cowboy, The Dying Cowboy's Prayer, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
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The Dying Cowboy
Oh, bury me no on the lone prairie.
These words come slow and mournfully from the palid lips of the youth who lay on his dying couch at the close of day.
American cowboys
ballads
Lone Prairie
O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
songs and music burial
songs and music death
The Dyeing Cowboy
The Dying Cowboy's Prayer
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Where tile wmld coyote will howl o'er me,
Where tlle cold wind sweeps and_ the r;rrrsses wave.
~o sun·ew1s rest on t~e prairie grave .
Again he listened to I•is well known worlel,To t:1e wind's soft sigh andt'!e song of llirds .
He thought or his home and his native bowers
\ihere he loved to roam in his childhood hours.
It matters not , I've oft been told
Where the bocly lies when the heart grows cold.
But grant ye , oh grant ye this boon to -~.
Oh bur-- ~'Je n<Jton ti1e lone -lrairie.
But I've ever wished timt when I died
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Anc: a sister's tears can ;Je minr;lef... t :!ere;
:1et · ·e lie r,The re :::.w lo>recl ones can weep o'er me
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie .
In my drea::.'lS I saw,- but his voice faile d. t :.ere .
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Fling a hand f'ull of' rils.es over his graTe
IIith a prayer to Ili:m who his soul shall save .
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Title
A name given to the resource
I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Native American Ballads - 262 Randolph, 184 Laws, B 2 Cox, 54
File name
113_LonePrairie_Lyric_02_ocr
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Lone Prairie, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Ballads
Last words--Songs and music
Burial--Songs and music
Cowboys--Songs and music
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Alternative Title
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The Dyeing Cowboy, The Dying Cowboy's Prayer, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Scripto
Transcription
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O, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
The Dying Cow boy.
Oh,bury me not on the lone prairie.
These words came slow and mournfully
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
On his dying couch at the close of day.
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
Where the wild coyote will howl o’er me,
Where the cold wind sweeps and the grasses wave.
No sunbeams rest on the prairie grave.
Again he listened to his well known world,-
To the wind’s soft sigh and the song of birds.
He thought of his home and his native bowers
Where he loved to roam in his childhood hours.
It matters not, I’ve oft been told
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold.
But grant ye, oh gratn ye this boon to me.
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie.
But I’ve ever wished that when I died
My grave might be on the cold hillside.
Let there the place of my last rest be.
O, bury me not on the lone prairie.
Let my death slumber be where my mother’s prayer
And a sister’s tears can be mingled there
Let me lie where my loved ones can weep o’er me
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie.
In my dreams I saw,- but his voice failed there.
They gave no heed to his dying prayer
In a narrow grave just six by three
They buried him there on the lone prairie.
May the light wing butterfly pause to rest
O’er him who sleeps on the prairie crest.
May the Texas rose in the breezes wave
Oer him who sleeps in a prairie grave.
And the cow boys now as they roam the plain ,
For they marked the spot where his bones have lain,
Fling a hand full of roses over his grave
With a prayer to him who his soul shall save.
Americans cowboys
ballads
Lone Prairie
O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
songs and music burial
songs and music death
songs and music last words
The Dyeing Cowboy
The Dying Cowboy's Prayer
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Title
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Associated Date
1925-01-11
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Native American Ballads - 262<br />Randolph, 184<br />Laws, B 2<br />Cox, 54
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Lone Prairie, Lyric Variant 01
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JPEG
Language
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
Source
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Type
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Text
Alternative Title
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The Dying Cowboy, The Dying Cowboy's Prayer, O, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Subject
The topic of the resource
Cowboys--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Burial--Songs and music
Ballads
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Lone Prairie
O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
songs and music cowboys
songs and music death
songs and music last words
The Dying Cowboy
The Dying Cowboy's Prayer