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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
Brown: Native American Ballads - 263 Randolph. 182 Laws. B 1 Cox. 53 Combs. 49
File name
113_UnfortunateRake_Sheet_02
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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American Cowboys--Songs and music
Gamblers--Songs and music
Gunshot wounds--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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The Dying Cow Boy, The Cowboy, Cow Boy, The Wounded Cowboy, A Dying Cowboy, The Cowboy's Lament, The Unfortunate Lad, The Wild Cowboy
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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.
A Dying Cowboy
American cowboys
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Cow Boy
sheet music 2
songs and music death
songs and music gamblers
songs and music gunshot wounds
The Cowboy
The Cowboy's Lament
The Dying Cowboy
The Unfortunate Lad
The Wild Cowboy
The Wounded Cowboy
Unfortunate Rake
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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, Native American Ballads - 263 Randolph. 182 Laws. B 1 Cox. 53 Combs 49
File name
113_UnfortunateRake_Sheet_01
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Unfortunate Rake, Sheet Music 01
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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American Cowboys--Songs and music
Gamblers--Songs and music
Gunshot wounds--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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The Dying Cow Boy, The Cowboy, Cow Boy, The Wounded Cowboy, A Dying Cowboy, The Cowboy's Lament, The Unfortunate Lad, The Wild Cowboy
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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 Dying Cowboy
As I wondered down the lane one morning, as I passed by the bar room one
morning in May. It was there I spied a handsome cow boy all
robed in white linen prepared for the grave. Go, beat the drum slowly and
play the fife lowly and sing the death march as they carry me a long. Then take me to the graveyard &
place the sod o'er me for I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong.
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American cowboys
ballads
Cow Boy
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songs and music death
songs and music gamblers
songs and music gunshot wounds
The Cowboy
The Cowboy's Lament
The Dying Cowboy
The Unfortunate Lad
The Wild Cowboy
The Wounded Cowboy
Unfortunate Rake
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THE DYING COwBOY
As I \'landered down the lane one morning,
As I passed by the bar-romm morning in May,
It was there I spied a handsome young cowboy
All robed in white linen prepared for his grave.
Chorus:
Go beat the drum slowly
And play the fife lowly,
And sing the death march as they carry me on.
Then take me to the graveyard
And place the sod o'er me,
For I'm a young cowboy
And I know I've done wrong.
It was once in the saddle I used to be dashing.
It was once in the saddle I used to be gay
I first took to drinking and then to card playing
\vas shot through the body; so now I must die.
Go, call around me a crowd of young cowboys,
And tell them the story of their comrade so dear;
Then tell them another before they go farther
To stop their wild roaming before it's too late.
Go write me a letter to my gray headed Mother
And break the ne.1s gently to sister so dear.
Then there is another that's dearer than Mother
Who'll weep bitter tears when she finds I am gone.
Someone go get me a cup of crlid water,
A cup of cold water the poor fellow said.
But when I returned, his soul had departed,
And gone to his I>1aker; the cowboy was dead.
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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, Native American Ballads - 263 Randolph. 182 Laws. B 1 Cox. 53 Combs 49
File name
113_UnfortunateRake_Lyric_03
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Unfortunate Rake, Lyric Variant 03
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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American Cowboys--Songs and music
Gamblers--Songs and music
Gunshot wounds--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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The Dying Cow Boy, The Cowboy, Cow Boy, The Wounded Cowboy, A Dying Cowboy, The Cowboy's Lament, The Unfortunate Lad, The Wild Cowboy
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.
A Dying Cowboy
American cowboys
ballads
Cow Boy
songs and music death
songs and music gamblers
songs and music gunshot wounds
The Cowboy
The Cowboy's Lament
The Dying Cowboy
The Unfortunate Lad
The Wild Cowboy
The Wounded Cowboy
Unfortunate Rake; lyric variant 3
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· ':'he Dyine; Cowboy .
As I wandered. <iov.rn the 1::-ne one r.wrning,
As I passed by the 1)ar-I•oou one morning in :my,
It was there I spied a hamlso:r:te young eow-boy
All robe(l in whmte linen preparell for his grave.
C!1orus:
Go beat t ;le drum slmrly
Ancl play the :fif'e lowly,
And sing the death march as t? ~ey carry n e on.
Then take me to the grave yard
And place the sod o c~ ' er I:le,
For I'm a young cowboy
Antl I k:~1ow I've done wrong.
It was on ee in t'1e sa:.lale I used to he elashing .
It was onco in e saddle I used to be gay
I :first took to lrinking and then to card playing
lias shot through the l:lOcly ; so now 1,! ~ must die.
Go, call arouncl me a crowd of youna; cowboys,
And tell them the story or their comrade so dear;
Then tell them another b efor t ~1ey go farther
To stop their wild roaming lJefore it's too late.
Go write me a ~otter to my gray headed ~other
And break the news gently to sister so dear.
Then tltere is another tim t' s dea rer than :!ot :1er
'i ho' 11 weep bitter tears when she :finds I am gone .
Some one
A cup of
nut when
And gone
go get e a cup or cold water,
cold water a he poor fellow said.
I return eel, his soul :1ad departed
to his : ral{er ;the eowbo r was dead .
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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, Native American Ballads - 263 Randolph. 182 Laws. B 1 Cox. 53 Combs. 49
File name
113_UnfortunateRake_Lyric_02_ocr
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Unfortunate Rake, 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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American Cowboys--Songs and music
Gamblers--Songs and music
Gunshot wounds--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Type
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Text
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The Dying Cow Boy, The Dying Cowboy, The Cowboy, Cow Boy, The Wounded Cowboy, A Dying Cowboy, The Cowboy's Lament, The Unfortunate Lad, The Wild Cowboy
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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A Dying Cowboy
American cowboys
ballads
Cow Boy
songs and music death
songs and music gamblers
songs and music gunshot wounds
The Cowboy
The Cowboy's Lament
The Dying Cow Boy
The Dying Cowboy
The Unfortunate Lad
The Wild Cowboy
The Wounded Cowboy
Unfortunate Rake; lyric variant 2
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TheDying Cow Boy.
Onc3 in a sad life I used to look hansom.
Once in a saddle I used to look gay.
Ill first took to drinking then to card pl~ying.
An~ .ahut til rough the .het..rt here dying Il~y.
ChO"!'S.
Ben the dn~ms slowley and play the fife lowly.
An1 sound the death march esi journey along.
Ta~a ~e to the greveyerd ann throw t"e clay over me.
I ~~ a poo• cow boy I know i have don wrong.
7.'ri • e me c letter to my denr mother.
One to my sisterone to my brother.
Ther is Rnother more deer thPn n brother.
On .,ould she not weep if she knew I WPS here.
Bri ~ g rpe e glnss of pure clbld WPtter.
A Rless of nure cold wetter he s~id.
But when they returned the spirit hPd left him.
!nd gone to the llPster the r.ow Boy was nead.
Miss Manila Dula.
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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
Manila Dula, 1899-1985
Informant Note
Student of Dr. Greer
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Native American Ballads - 263 Randolph. 182 Laws. B 1 Cox. 53 Combs. 49
File name
113_UnfortunateRake_Lyric_01_ocr
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Unfortunate Rake, Lyric Variant 01
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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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Cowboys--Songs and music
Gamblers--Songs and music
Gunshot wounds--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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Text
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<a title="Watauga County (N.C.)" href="https://www.geonames.org/4497707/watauga-county.html" target="_blank"> Watauga County (N.C.)</a>
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The Dying Cow Boy, The Cowboy, Cow Boy, The Wounded Cowboy, A Dying Cowboy, The Cowboy's Lament, The Unfortunate Lad, The Wild Cowboy
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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.
A Dying Cowboy
ballads
North Carolina cowboys
songs and music death
songs and music gamblers
songs and music gunshot wounds
The Cowboy
The Cowboy's Lament
The Dying Cowboy
The Unfortunate Lad
The Wild Cowboy
The Wounded Cowboy
Unfortunate Rake; lyric variant 1