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The Lady in the Tower.
There was a lacly who }.ived. in a tower,
All-alone-and-a-lonely
She got mu.rried to a fisher.'lan' s son,
All tlown by the green wood siding.
She had t'vo s;irls , oth tender and fair,
All -alone-an<l -a-lonely.
~he got it in her heart to kill ,
All down y the green wood siding.
"'he took a rope both strmug and stout,
A ll-a-lone-an~ -a-lonely.
She took a knife both keen and sharp,
A.ll down loy the green wood siciing.
She bound
t :·~ em
dorm both hands ana feet 1
~11 -alone -and-a-l onely .
0 he pierced t hat knife to their tender hearts,
All down by t he green wood siding.
f!!1e 'buried them under a marble stone,
All -alone -and -a-lonely .
he praye ~l to God it would never he known,
All down y the green wood sid.ing.
In seven days she took a walk ,
Al l-alone-an~-a-l onely .
She spied those t wo little girls at play,
All l m-:n by the green wood siding.
Oh , girls ,oh girls ,if you we ~ e mine ,
All - alone - aln -a-l onely ,
I'd dre ss you i11 the silk so fine,
Al l down by the green wood siding .
Oh, liother ,oh , ::other,if we were thine,
Al l a~one- and -a-lonely,
lre woula need not your silk that you dress in so fine,
All down 1)y the green woocl sid ing.
In seven days you will ~ ear a bell,
All-aloneaand-a-lonely,
In seven more you will scream in hell ,
Al l tlmm y t he green wood. siding.
In seven days she heard t~at bell ,
All- alone-and-a-lonely.
In seven more she screamed in '-:.el l ,
1.. 11 do :m by the green wood siding .
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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>
<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
Child, 20 Randolph, 8 Cox, 5 Combs, 9 Sharp, 10
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113_CruelMother_Lyric_02_ocr
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Cruel Mother, 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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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Ballads, English
Murder--Songs and music
Hell--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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Text
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The Rose o' Malindie O, Down by the Greenwood Side, The Greenwood Siding, The Greenwood Side, There was a Lady Lived in York, Fair Flowers of Helio, Hey wi' the Rose and the Lindie, Down by the Greenwood Side-e-o, Edinbrie, There was a Lady Drest in Green
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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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The Lady in the Tower.
There was a lady who lived in a tower,
All-alone-and-a-lonely
She got married to a fisherman’s son,
All down by the green wood siding.
She had two girls ,both tender and fair,
All-alone-and-a-lonely.
She got it in her heart to kill,
All down by the green wood siding.
She took a rope both strong and stout,
All-a-lone-and-a-lonely.
She took a knife both keen and sharp,
All down by the green wood siding.
She bound them down both hands and feet,
All-alone-and-a-lonely.
She pierced that knife to their tender hearts,
All down by the green wood siding.
She buried them under a marble stone,
All-alone-and-a-lonely.
She prayed to God it would never be known,
All down by the green wood siding.
In seven days she took a walk,
All-alone-and-a-lonely.
She spied those two little girls at play,
All down by the green wood siding.
Oh, girls, oh girls, if you were mine,
All-alone-and-a-lonely,
I’d dress you in the silk so fine,
All down by the green wood siding.
Oh, Mother, oh, Mother, if we were thine,
All-alone-and-a-lonely,
We would need not your silk that you dress in so fine,
All down by the green wood siding.
In seven days you will hear a bell,
All-alone-and-a-lonely,
In seven more you will scream in hell,
All down by the green wood siding.
In seven days she heard that bell,
All-alone-and-a-lonely.
In seven more she screamed in hell,
All down by the green wood siding.
Cruel Mother
Down by the Greenwood Side
Down by the Greenwood Side-e-o
Edinbrie Edinbrie
Fair Flowers of Helio
Hey wi' the Rose and the Lindie
songs and music death
songs and music murder
The Greenwood Side
The Greenwood Siding
The Rose o' Malindie O
There was a Lady Drest in Green
There was a Lady Lived in York