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The Tezas Ranger.
Come all ye Texas Rangers ,whoeTer ye may e;
I'll tell you or a story that happened unto me.
·y name is nothin~ extra,to you I will not tell,
But here's to all gooa Jtangers ,I'm sure I \fish you well.
Wen at the age or f'irteen yetrs,I joine the royal an •
e m ~ rched :fro:[} Dan .Antonio unto the Rio Grande,
And there the Captain tol us,perhaps he thou ht it right,
"Before you reach the tation ,boys,I'm sure you'll haveto fi~ht.
Te saw the Indians womin ,ana bear_ t 1em giTe their yells.
My feelings at t __ at moment no tongue ean ever tell~
e saw their glitterin:; L nces;their arrows a round us hailed.
ry heart vas sielc 1ithin me; my coura .e almost f'ailotl.
I thour.;llt of my old mothcr,who in tears~o meJ id say,
"To you they all are stran~crs ;wit h rne you etter stay."
I thou ht her veak aml childish, ancl t 1at she did not lmow,
For I was cnt on roTin, and I was ound to o.
e fou ·ht t:1em f'ull rive hours be:fore the f'i ht gaTe o 'or;
Three hundred noble soldiers lay weltering in their
n-ee;
Three hundred noble sol icrs as ever tro t .e est
.ere uried y their co~rades,
~y sweet peace be their rest!
Perhaps you have a !ot' er;like•vise a sister ,too.
Perhaps you haTe a s •eet heart who will weep and mourn for you.
If this s 1ould be your portion,an you are oun ~ to roam,
I'd advise you .1.ron expe rience,yru 'cl etter stay at home.
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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, Native American Ballads - 234 Randolph, 177 Laws, A 8 Combs, 45
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113_TexasRanger_Lyric_01_copy_ocr
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Texas Ranger, Lyric Variant 01, Copy
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Roving Ranger
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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
Song texts
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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
Indians of North America--Songs and music
Warnings--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.
American Texas Rangers
ballads
Roving Ranger
songs and music Native Americans
songs and music warnings
Texas Ranger; lyric variant 1