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Polly and the Soldie, fey
One night as pretty Polly diJ laJ 0n ner bed
There ca~e E queEr r ~· ,~ ~h~t run through er head.
~either father nor mother can nake her false prove
"I' 11 dress like a s;ldier and follov· my love.''
So early next mornipg ~~etty Polly did artse with a case of bright
pistols a~d a sword _by her side,
On her fathers best gildinp oretty p,lly did ride.
She went to the staJle, sde viewed all aro'Jnd,
She pi eked her out one that could measure t~1e ground.
With her lo"'p- yaller he. ir, do'lvn her head ·L;: did nang,
In every degree it look< d like· so.Je young man;
She rode till she ca~e to t~e first English town
The first one sne met was the captain for Polly's true love.
" To lie with ttJe captain is a dangerous thi nfl_,
P..lthough I'm a soldier frotn ·vashington came."
"Your wais is to) eldm49F a1d slender, your fingers are too small
Your cheeks are too red and rosy to face & cannon ball."
ni know my waist is slLa and slrnder, my fingers very small,
It would not da.unt me to see ten thousH-nd fall."
This b ttle it was ended, she took a circle round,
Among the deaJl and dying her darling love she found;
She picked him un all in her arms and carr~ d nim to a London town;
She sent unto a doctor to heal his mortal w;und.
This couple they got married so well they did agree
T .Jis couole they got ~nerried and why not you and me.
RRR
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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
Informant
RRR
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 97 Laws, N 14 Cox, 122 Sharp, 54
File name
113_PollyOliver
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Polly Oliver
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Pretty Polly
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English
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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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Ballads, English--United States
Love--Songs and music
Soldiers--Songs and music
Male impersonators--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.
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Polly and the Soldier Boy
One night as pretty Polly did lay on her bed
There came a queer notion that run through her head.
Neither father nor mother can make her false prove
“I’ll dress like a soldier and follow my love.”
So early next morning pretty Polly did arise with a case of bright
pistols and a sword by her side,
On her fathers best gilding pretty Polly did ride.
She went to the stable, she viewed all around,
She picked her out one that could measure the ground.
With her long yaller hair, down her head it did hang,
In every degree it looked like some young man.
She rode till she came to the first English town
The first one she met was the captain for Polly’s true love.
“To lie with the captain is a dangerous thing,
Although I’m a soldier from Washington came.”
“Your waist is too slim and slender, your fingers are too small
Your cheeks are too red and rosy to face a cannon ball.”
“I know my waist is slim and slender, my fingers very small,
It would not daunt me to see ten thousand fall.”
This battle it was ended, she took a circle round,
Among the dead and dying her darling love she found.
She picked him up all in her arms and carried him to a London town,
She sent unto a doctor to heal his mortal wound.
Thus couple they got married so well they did agree
This couple they got married and why not you and me.
RRR
ballads
Polly Oliver
Pretty Polly
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songs and music soldiers
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Folk Lyric - 253
File name
113_OldSmoky_Sheet_copy
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Old Smoky, Sheet Music, Copy
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English
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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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Folk songs--United States
Courtship--Songs and music
Mountains--Songs and music
Unrequited love--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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On Top of Old Smokie, On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow, On Top of Old Smokies, Advice to Girls, Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, I'm Going Away
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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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.
Advice to Girls
American unrequited love
folk songs
Old Smoky
On Top of Old Smokes
On Top of Old Smokie
On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow
Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly I'm Going Away
songs and music courtship
sons and music mountains
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Folk Lyric - 253
File name
113_OldSmoky_Sheet
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Old Smokey, Sheet Music
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English
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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
Courtship--Songs and music
Mountains--Songs and music
Unrequited love--Songs and music
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On Top of Old Smokie, On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow, On Top of Old Smokies, Advice to Girls, Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, I'm Going Away
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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.
Advice to Girls
folk songs
Old Smoky
On Top of Old Smokes
On Top of Old Smokie
On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow
Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly I'm Going Away
songs and music courtship
songs and music mountains
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OLD SMOKEY
On top of old Smokey
All covered with snow,
I lost my true lover
By courting too slow.
Courting is a pleasure
Parting is grief,
But hard-hearted parents,
Are worse than a thief.
Your parents are against me
And mine are against you.
But, Nancy, I love you
Whatever I do.
I am going now to leave you,
And tell you goodbye,
And leave you weeping
On Smokey so high.
It's a raining
It's a hailing,
The moon gives no light
Your hoss can't see to travel
This dark lonesome night .
My hoss he is hungry,
But he won't eat your hay,
Your Daddy's so darn stingy,
I'll be on my way .
Old Smokey, old Smokey,
Keep watch o'er my love,
She's as true as your mountains
And as pure as a dove.
�
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Folk Lyric - 253
File name
113_OldSmoky_Lyric_03
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Old Smokey, Lyric Variant 03
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English
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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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Text
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Folk songs--United States
Courtship--Songs and music
Mountains--Songs and music
Abusive parents--Songs and music
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On Top of Old Smokie, On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow, On Top of Old Smokies, Advice to Girls, Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, I'm Going Away
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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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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Old Smokey
On top of old Smokey
All covered with snow,
I lost my true lover
By courting too slow.
Courting is a pleasure
Parting is grief,
But hard-hearted parents,
Are worse than a thief.
Your parents are against me
And mine are against you.
But, Nancy, I love you
Whatever I do.
I am going now to leave you,
And tell you goodbye,
And leave you weeping
On Smokey so high.
It’s a raining
It’s a hailing,
The moon gives no light
Your hoss can’t see to travel
This dark lonesome night.
My hoss he is hungry,
But he won’t eat your hay,
Your Daddy’s so darn stingy,
I’ll be on my way.
Old Smokey, old Smokey,
Keep watch o’er my love,
She’s as true as your mountains
And as pure as a dove.
Advice to Girls
folk songs
Old Smoky
On Top of Old Smokes
On Top of Old Smokie
On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow
Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly I'm Going Away
songs and music courtship
songs and music mountains
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OLD SMOKY
On top or ~ld Smoky, all covered with snow
I lost my true lover, by sparking too slow.
Sparking is pleasure, parting is grief
And a false-hearted lover is worse than a thief.
A thief can rob you and take what you have
But a false hearted lover will take you to your grave.
The grave will decay you and turn you to dust
There aint one girl out of twenty that a poor boy can trust.
They will tell you they love you to give your heart ease
But as soon as your back's turned they'll court whom they please.
It's a rainin', it's a hailing, the moon gives no light
Your horses can't travel this dark lonesome night.
Go put up your horses and feed them some hay
Come sit you down by me as long as you stay,
My horses ain't hungry, they won't eat your hay
So farewell my little darling, I'll feed on my way.
I ·w111 drive on to Georgia and write you my mind,
My mind is to marry and leave you behind
Your parents are against me.~ mine are the same
It I!m down on your book, love, please rub oft my name.
I go up on Old Smoky, on the mountain so high
Where the wild birds and the turtle doves can hear my sad cry.
As soon as the dew drpps grow on the green lawn
Last night she was with me tonight she is gone.
I can love little or I can love long
I can love an old sweetheart till a new one comes on.
I can hug, I can kiss them, and prove to them kind
I can turn my back upon them and also my mind
Author Unknown
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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, Folk Lyric - 253
File name
113_OldSmoky_Lyric_02
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Old Smoky, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Text
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Folk songs--United States
Unrequited love--Songs and music
Mountains--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
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Old Smokey, On Top of Old Smokie, On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow, On Top of Old Smokies, Advice to Girls, Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, I'm Going Away
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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.
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Old Smoky
On top of Old Smoky, all covered with snow
I lost my true lover, by sparking too slow.
Sparking is pleasure, parting is grief
And a false-hearted lover is worse than a thief.
A thief can rob you and take what you have
But a false hearted lover will take you to your grave.
The grave will decay you and turn you to dust
There ain’t one girl out of twenty that a poor boy can trust.
They will tell you they love you to give your heart ease
But as soon as your back’s turned they’ll court whom they please.
It’s a rainin’, it’s a hailing, the moon gives no light
Your horses can’t travel this dark lonesome night.
Go put up your horses and feed them some hay
Come sit you down by me as long as you stay
My horses ain’t hungry, they won’t eat your hay
So farewell my little darling, I’ll feed on my way.
I will drive on to Georgia and write you my mind,
My mind is to marry and leave you behind
Your parents are against me, mine are the same
If I’m down on your book, love, please rub off my name.
I go up on Old Smoky, on the mountain so high
Where the wild birds and the turtle doves can hear my sad cry.
As soon as the dew drops grow on the green lawn
Last night she was with me tonight she is gone.
I can love little or I can love long
I can love an old sweetheart till a new one comes on.
I can hug, I can kiss them, and prove to them kind
I can turn my back upon them and also my mind
_Author Unknown
Advice to Girls
folk songs
Old Smokey
Old Smoky
On Top of Old Smokes
On Top of Old Smokie
On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow
Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly I'm Going Away
songs and music courtship
songs and music mountains
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@h dont you see thct lonsome dove.
Tb~t flys fro m pine to pine.
Its morning for its own true love.
' nd why not mourn for mine my true love?
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Do you remember the dr: y th r· t y ou gr ve me y our he :: rt?
'nd vowed to me th Lt if ever you m~ rrid I should be you r girl.
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'iihile this pore ::ching he a rt most de t. d.
You e re living Lt your e ~ se my love.
You Ere living £t your e2se.
You slighted me once you slighte d me twice.
You will never slight me 2ny m or ~ .
Though y ou slighted me for enother girl.
nd now you mc::.y t · 1\:8 ner ~ nU. go r.•~· love.
Oh da rling da rling do hush up.
I h 2te to here you cry.
For the best of friends they h 2ve to pa rt.
:' n d so do you und I my love ~nd so do you and l .
Lc ok up look down this 1onsomero2d.
Hong down your he 2d G cry.
nd
Ill fly to the e a st I11 fly to the west.
Ill will fly in the ~~~~ vf tue one ~ lvvebest.
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 82 Randolph, 749 Combs, 182 Sharp, 180
File name
113_LoversLament_ocr
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Lover's Lament
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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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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Ballads, English--United States
Ballads, Irish--United States
Unrequited love--Songs and music
Grief--Songs and music
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Text
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The Lonesome Dove, With Feeling, Pretty Polly, Handsome Molly, Stinging Bee, Little Molly, Black-Eyed Mary, Loving Hannah, Loving Hanner, The Irish Girl
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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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The lonsome Dove.
Oh dont you see that lonsome dove.
That flys from pine to pine.
Its morning for its own true love.
And why not mourn for mine my true love?
And why not mourn for mine?
Do you remember the day that you gave me your heart?
And vowed to me that if ever you marrid I should be your girl.
But now you have broken all those vows just marry who you please,
While this pore aching heart most dead.
You are living at your ease my love.
You are living at your ease.
You slighted me once you slighted me twice.
You will never slight me any more.
Though you slighted me for another girl.
and now you may take her and go my love.
Oh darling darling do hush up.
I hate to here you cry.
For the best of friends they have to part.
And so do you and I my love and so do you and I.
Look up look down this lonsome road.
Hang down your head and cry.
Ill fly to the east Ill fly to the west.
Ill will fly in the arms of the one I love best.
Mrs. Alice Cook.
ballads
Black-Eyed Mary
Handsome Molly
Little Molly
Lover's Lament
Loving Hannah
Loving Hanner
Pretty Polly
songs and music grief
songs and music pigeons
songs and music unrequited love
Stinging Bee
The Irish Girl
The Lonesome Dove
With Feeling
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 108 Randolph, 53 Laws, K 36 Cox, 124 Sharp, 58
File name
113_GreenBeds_Sheet_04
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Green Beds, Sheet Music 04
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English
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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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Ballads, English
Sailors--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
Avarice--Songs and music
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Jack from India, Young Johnny, Johnny Been to Sea, What Luck, Young Johnny?, Johnny the Sailor, Jack Tar, The Liverpool Landlady, The Green Bed, Pretty Polly
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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.
English ballad
Green Beds
Jack from India
Jack Tar
Johnny Been to the Sea
Johnny the Sailor
Pretty Polly
songs and music courtship
The Green Bed
The Liverpool Landlady
What Luck Young Johnny?
Young Johnny
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 108 Randolph, 53 Laws, K 36 Cox, 124 Sharp, 58
File name
113_GreenBeds_Sheet_03
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Green Beds, Sheet Music 03
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English
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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, English
Sailors--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
Avarice--Songs and music
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Jack from India, Young Johnny, Johnny Been to Sea, What Luck, Young Johnny?, Johnny the Sailor, Jack Tar, The Liverpool Landlady, The Green Bed, Pretty Polly
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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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.
English ballad
Green Beds
Jack from India
Jack Tar
Johnny Been to the Sea
Johnny the Sailor
Pretty Polly
songs and music courtship
The Green Bed
The Liverpool Landlady
What Luck Young Johnny?
Young Johnny
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Text
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 108 Randolph, 53 Laws, K 36 Cox, 124 Sharp, 58
File name
113_GreenBeds_Sheet_02
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Green Beds, Sheet Music 02
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English
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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, English
Sailors--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
Avarice--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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Jack from India, Young Johnny, Johnny Been to Sea, What Luck, Young Johnny?, Johnny the Sailor, Jack Tar, The Liverpool Landlady, The Green Bed, Pretty Polly
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.
English ballad
Green Beds
Jack from India
Jack Tar
Johnny Been to the Sea
Johnny the Sailor
Pretty Polly
songs and music courtship
The Green Bed
The Liverpool Landlady
What Luck Young Johnny?
Young Johnny
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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>
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Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 108 Randolph, 53 Laws, K 36 Cox, 124 Sharp, 58
File name
113_GreenBeds_Sheet_01
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Green Beds, Sheet Music 01
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Ballads, English
Sailors--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
Avarice--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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Jack from India, Young Johnny, Johnny Been to Sea, What Luck, Young Johnny?, Johnny the Sailor, Jack Tar, The Liverpool Landlady, The Green Bed, Pretty Polly
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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.
English ballad
Green Beds
Jack from India
Jack Tar
Johnny Been to the Sea
Johnny the Sailor
Pretty Polly
songs and music courtship
The Green Bed
The Liverpool Landlady
What Luck Young Johnny?
Young Johnny
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JOHNNY BEEN TO THE SEA
Johnny been to the sea
Johnny been to the shore,
Johnny's been to the island
Where he's never been before.
You're welcome home, my Johnny,
You're welcome home from sea.
This night my daughter Polly,
vias dreaming of thee.
vfuat luck says Johnny,
vfuat luck says he.
I've lost my ship and cargo,
All on the raging sea.
Where is your daughter Polly, John'?
Go bring her in to me.
And early in the morning
Married we will be.
My daughter Polly's absent, John,
And she is far away.
And if she was here, John,
She would not let you stay,
For Polly's very rich, John,
And you are very poor.
And if she was here, John,
She would kick you out the door.
Johnny being drawsy,
He hung down his head.
And called for a candle to light him off to bed.
My beds are full of strangers, John,
And has been all the week.
And for some other lodgings poor Johnny,
You must seek.
Johnny wakes up the landlord,
A room for to call.
Twenty of the new, John, and
Twenty of the old.
And Johnny he pulled out his two hands full of gold.
Oh; I was only joking, John,
I only spake my jest.
lithout any exceptions she loves you the best.
In come Polly, with a sparkling face,
Straightway to Johnny,
And John she did embrace.
My green bed is empty, John,
And you shall lay within.
And early in the morning,
Married we will be, 0!
vfuen I had no money, my lodgings was to seek,
And before I'd lay within your house,
I'd lie out in the street.
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 108 Randolph, 53 Laws, K 36 Cox, 124 Sharp, 58
File name
113_GreenBeds_Lyric_03_ocr
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Green Beds, Lyric Variant 03
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Ballads, English
Sailors--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
Avarice--Songs and music
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Text
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Jack from India, Young Johnny, Johnny Been to Sea, What Luck, Young Johnny?, Johnny the Sailor, Jack Tar, The Liverpool Landlady, The Green Bed, Pretty Polly
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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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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A written representation of a document.
Johnny Been To The Sea
Johnny been to the sea
Johnny been to the shore,
Johnny's been to the island
Where he's never been before.
You're welcome home, my Johnny,
You're welcome home from sea.
This night my daughter Polly,
Was dreaming of thee.
What luck says Johnny,
What luck says he.
I've lost my ship and cargo,
All on the raging sea.
Where is your daughter Polly, John?
Go bring her in to me.
And early in the morning
Married we will be.
My daughter Polly's absent, John,
And she is far away.
And if she was here, John,
She would not let you stay,
For Polly's very rich, John,
And you are very poor.
And if she was here, John,
She would kick you out the door.
Johnny being drawsy,
He hung down his head.
And called for a candle to light him off to bed.
My beds are full of strangers, John,
And has been all the week.
And for some other lodgings poor Johnny,
You must seek.
Johnny wakes up the landlord,
A room for to call.
Twenty of the new, John, and
Twenty of the old.
nd Johnny he pulled out his two hands full ofgold.
Oh! I was only joking, John,
I only spake my jest.
Without any exceptions she loves you the best.
In come Polly, with a sparkling face,
Straightway to Johnny,
And John she did embrace.
My green bed is empty, John,
And you shall lay within.
And early in the morning,
Married we will be, O!
When I had no money, my lodgings was to seek,
And before I'd lay within your house,
I'd lie out in the street.
English ballad
Green Beds
Jack from India
Jack Tar
Johnny Been to the Sea
Johnny the Sailor
Pretty Polly
songs and music courtship
songs and music sailing
The Green Bed
The Liverpool Landlady
What Luck Young Johnny?
Young Johnny
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Johnny Been to the Sea.
Johnny been to the sea
Johnny been to t he shore.
Johnny's oeen to the island where he 's neTer aeen berore.
You're weleome home ,my John:p.y,You're weleome home :from sea.
This :ni,ht my daughter Polly was Glreaninr; or thee.
What luck says Johnny,what luek says he .
I'Te lost my ship and cargo
all on t he raginr; sea.
Where is your daughter Polly,John!
Go bring her in to me.
And early in the mornint
Harried we will be .
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.A.nd. i:f she was here, ,J ohn,
She would not let y ou stay,
For Polly's Tery ric h ,John,and you are Tery poor.
And if she was he i·e John, she woulfl kick you out t he cioor.
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And. calletl
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stran~ers,John,
and bas been all the week.
And :for some other lodgings poor Johnny ,you must seek.
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Twenty o:f the new,Jobn,and twenty or t he . olel •
.A.nel.
Johnny he pulled. out his two l;:.ands full of' :;oHl..
'011' I was only joking,John,I only spaJ.ce my jest.
lfit:1 ont any exce r•t ions she loves you the best .
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. s traightway to JoNnny,
.A.nci John she d.i€1. emt., race.
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lay therein •
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When I had no mmney,my lod,ings was to seek,
.A.nci "before I'il. lay within your aouse,
I'a lie out in t he street.
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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
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 108 Randolph, 53 Laws, K 36 Cox, 124 Sharp, 58
File name
113_GreenBeds_Lyric_02_ocr
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Green Beds, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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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, English
Sailors--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
Avarice--Songs and music
Type
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Text
Alternative Title
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Jack from India, Young Johnny, Johnny Been to Sea, What Luck, Young Johnny?, Johnny the Sailor, Jack Tar, The Liverpool Landlady, The Green Bed, Pretty Polly
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
A written representation of a document.
Johnny Been to the Sea
Johnny been to the sea
Johnny been to the shore.
Johhny’s been to the island where he’s never been before.
You’re welcome home ,my Johnny,You’re welcome home from sea.
This night my daughter Polly was dreaming of thee.
What luck says Johnny,what luck says he.
I’ve lost my ship and cargo all on the raging sea.
Where is your daughter Polly,John?
Go bring her in to me.
And early in the morning
Married we will be.
My daughter Polly’s absent,John,and she is far away.
And if she was here,John,
She would not let you stay,
For Polly’s very rich,John,and you are very poor.
And if she was here John,she would kick you out the door.
Johnny being drowsy,he hung down his head,
And called for a candle to light him off to bed
My beds are full of strangers,John, and has been all the week.
And for some other lodgings poor Johnny ,you must seek.
Johnny waked up the landlord,a room for to call.
Twenty of the new,John,and twenty of the old.
And Johnny he pulled out his two hands full of gold.
Oh’ I was only joking,John,I only spake my jest.
Without any exceptions she loves you the best.
In come Polly ,with a sparkling facexx .Straightway to Johnny,
And John she did embrace.
My green bed is empty,John,and you shall lay therein.
And early in the morning,married we will be,O’
When I had no money,my lodgings was to seek,
And before I’d lay within your house,
I’d lie out in the street.
English ballad
Green Beds
Jack from India
Jack Tar
Johnny Been to the Sea
Johnny the Sailor
Pretty Polly
songs and music courtship
The Green Bed
The Liverpool Landlady
What Luck Young Johnny?
Young Johnny
-
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Text
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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
Informant
RRR
Scholarly Classification
Child, 74 Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 20 Cox, 11 Combs, 19 Sharp, 20
File name
113_FairMargaretAndSweetWilliam
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Fair Margaret and Sweet William
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English
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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, English
Courtship--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Type
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Text
Alternative Title
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Alace I Lie My Alon, I'm Like to Die Awld, William and Margaret, Lady Margaret, Lady Margaret and Sweet William, Pretty Polly, Lady Margret, Sweet William and Lady Margaret, Sweet Willie, Sweet William and Lady Marg'ret, Margaret and William, Lady Marget, King William and Lady Margaret, Little Marget, Sweet Willie and Fair Annie, Fair Margaret and Sweet William, Lady Margaret's Ghost
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
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Sweet William
Sweet William dressed himself, he dressed
Himself in royal blue,
His leave he did ask of his own true love
Lady Margaret to go and see.
Lady margaret in her own parlor door
Combing back her own sweet hair,
Until she saw Sweet William and his bride
Come riding up to the door.
She tossed back her yaller hair,
She threw down her ivory comb
And into her own chamber she went
Never to come out any more.
Lady Margaret died just like today,
Sweet William died tomorrow,
Lady Margaret died with sighs and groans
Sweet William died with sorrow
Lady Margaret was buried in the old church yard,
Sweet William by her side,
And out of her grave there sprang a red rose
And out of his-un a brier.
They growed so high, they growed so tall,
They could not grow no higher,
When they met they tied in a true love knot,
A red rose round a brier.
RRR
Alace I Lie My Alon
Fair Margaret and Sweet William
I'm Like to Die Awld
King William and Lady Margaret
Lady Margaret
Lady Margaret and Sweet William
Lady Margaret's Ghost
Lady Marget
Lady Margret
Little Marget
Margaret and William
Pretty Polly
songs and music courthship
songs and music death
Sweet William and Lady Marg’ret
Sweet William and Lady Margaret
Sweet Willie
Sweet Willie and Fair Annie
William and Margaret