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RAVEN BLACK HAIR
I 1 ll twine with these locks of raven black hair
The roses so red and the lilies so fair,
The myrtle so bright with its emerald hue,
And the pale Armeta with eyes of dark blue.
He taught me to love and he promised to love,
To cherish me always all others above;
I woke from my dreaming my idol was clay,
The passion of living had faded away.
He taught me to love and he called me his flower
That blossomed to cheer him through life•s loniy hour,
But another has won him I 1 m sorry to tell;
He left me no warning, no words of farewell~
I 1 11 dance and I 1 ll sing and my life shall be gay,
I 1 11 charm every heart in each crowd I array,
Though my heart now is breaking he never shall know
That his name makes me tremble, my pale cheeks to glow.
I 1 11
I 1 11
I 1 ll
That
dance and I 1 11 sing and my life shall be gay,
stop this wild weeping, drive sorrow away,
live yet to see him regret the dark hour
he won and neglected this frail wild-wood flower.
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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<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>
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Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Folk Lyric - 263 Randolph, 798
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113_PaleWildwoodFlower_Lyric_03_ocr
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Pale Wildwood Flower, Lyric Variant 03
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The Frail Wildwood Flower, The Wildwood Flower
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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
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Folk songs--United States
Unrequited love--Songs and music
Flowers--Songs and music
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Text
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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
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Raven Black Hair
I'll twine with these locks of raven black hair
The roses so red and the lilies so fair,
The myrtle so bright with its emerald hue,
And the pale Armeta with eyes of dark blue.
He taught me to love and he promised to love,
To cherish me always all others above,
I woke from my dreaming my idol was clay,
The passion of living had faded away.
He taught me to love and he called me his flower
That blossomed to cheer him through life's lonely hour,
But another has won him I'm sorry to tell,
He left me no warning, no words of farewell!
I'll dance and I'll sing and my life shall be gay,
I'll charm every heart in each crowd I array,
Though my heart now is breaking he never shall know
That his name makes me tremble, my pale cheeks to glow.
I'll dance and I'll sing and my life shall be gay,
I'll stop this wild weeping, drive sorrow away,
I'll live yet to see him regret the dark hour
That he won and neglected this frail wild-wood flower.
folk songs
Pale Wildwood Flower
Pale Wildwood Flower; lyric variant 3
songs and music flowers
songs and music unrequited love
The Frail Wildwood Flower
The Wildwood Flower